Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, denies 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

A mural of Trent Alexander-Arnold has been vandalised ahead of his return to Anfield with Real Madrid. The former Liverpool full-back is expected to feature in the Real squad for Tuesday’s Champions ...

He is none the worse for the tumble and holds a host of entries for the weekend, with the Grand Sefton at Aintree looking an attractive option for a stable that had plenty of form over the big fences ...

Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said Northern Ireland should have its own environmental protection agency.

The Japanese-born writer, 70, was made a Companion of Honour for services to literature at an event at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

The Prince of Wales visited Paqueta, where there are no private cars and bicycles are the main form of transport.

The move acts on one of 12 recommendations made by Baroness Louise Casey in her review of grooming gangs published in June.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy expects the BBC to examine questions around editorial standards thoroughly, No 10 said.

Labour MP Alice Macdonald called on the Government to ‘right this wrong’ as she introduced her 10-minute rule Bill in the Commons.

Speaking in Downing Street, she said: “As I take my decisions on both tax and spend, I will do what is necessary to protect families from high inflation and interest rates, to protect our public ...

A social media boss has said it would be “tyrannical overreach” to remove a video of a “horrific” stabbing which was watched by Axel Rudakubana on the morning of the Southport attack. Rudakubana, then ...

The author said he will decide on the character in his final standalone novel, but they will be named after the winning bidder.