What happened in local elections overnight and what's still to come?37 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesKnife-edge Runcorn by-electionReform UK won its first Parliamentary...

Runcorn recount with Reform and Labour just four votes apart30 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersThe Runcorn and Helsby by-election has gone to a recount with just four votes separating...

Legions of Conservative and Reform UK supporters want the two parties to merge, according to the latest YouGov polling. Forty-five percent of people who plan to vote for Nigel Farage’s party would...

As Reform UK heads into Thursday’s local elections, opponents are turning to desperate measures to stem the party's momentum. Nigel Farage’s party has consistently been ahead of both Labour and...

Girl, 14, who stabbed teachers sentenced to 15 years6 minutes agoMeleri WilliamsBBC NewsReporting fromSwansea Crown CourtCharlie BucklandBBC NewsA 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a...

Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese admitted he was “depressed” as he made a devastating confession about death. The actor has lost several co-stars over the years, and in a new interview with The...

Pope Francis' funeral is chance for 'brush-by' diplomacy34 minutes agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandaleReutersWorld leaders may be gathering on Saturday to pay their respects to a...

Bruce Logan, the respected director of photography and cinematographer who worked on Star Wars: A New Hope and once said his “biggest claim to fame is… I blew up the Death Star”, has died at...

Reform UK is on course to win two key mayoral elections next week, new polling shows. The YouGov research puts Nigel Farage's party in first place in Greater Lincolnshire, where Dame Andrea Jenkyns...

Royal fans have noted a key difference between the two royal brothers Prince William and Prince Harry, during the heir to the throne's latest outing as he arrived at Mentivity House on the Aylesbury...

Prince William was the king of selfies as he arrived at a community centre in South London on Thursday. Delighting royal fans as he arrived at Mentivity House on the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark,...

Father Brown is set to return for a 13th season in 2026 after the latest series concluded on the BBC earlier this year. The show, which has amassed a significant international fanbase in addition to...

'Our daughters will be with us', say dads of Southport victims running London Marathon50 minutes agoClaire Ryan, George Sandeman and Sarah CampbellBBC NewsTwo dads whose daughters were killed at a...