It is the first time in nearly 100 years that the Gorton area of Manchester will not have been represented by a Labour MP.

Plumber turned Green MP Hannah Spencer hailed her victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election and called out others for scapegoating communities. The 34-year-old took one of Labour’s safest seats, ...

The Green Party has won its first ever parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, dealing a bitter blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Labour’s defeat, trailing in third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and ...

Cuba’s government said the majority of the 10 people on the boat had ‘a known history of criminal and violent activity’.

The Greens appeared confident that they were in the lead as counting was underway in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Zack Polanski’s party said “things are feeling positive”, while Labour sources ...

Labour’s deputy leader has admitted the Greens had won the “argument that they were best placed” to keep Reform UK out of Gorton and Denton. Lucy Powell appeared to concede defeat as counting was ...

Quiet Waters will feature in an exhibition of the wartime prime minister’s paintings and art materials at Chartwell in Kent.

The backlog includes 206 rape trials that are not listed to start until 2028, while four will not get under way until 2029. Victims’ Commissioner Claire Waxman described the wai ...

Last year, it took an average of five months for a house purchase across Britain to go through the completion process, Rightmove said.

Huntley was treated for head injuries and remains in a serious condition in hospital, Durham Constabulary said.

Tickets for the 99th Royal Variety Performance are to go on sale on Friday, with the annual show set for the Royal Albert Hall on November 20. The celebrity line-up and royal attendees for the ...