A former Labour Treasury minister and the first director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Lord Taverne became a Lib Dem peer in 1996.

New proposals would see police and the council be awarded “extra powers” to tackle antisocial behaviour in Dudley.

An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the London area, police said, as officers urged anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie ...

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was convicted of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl eight days after arriving in the UK.

Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys said her family was subject to “awful sectarian abuse” during the campaign. Ms Humphreys, who conceded defeat to Catherine Connolly before the final ...

Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly as she looked secure to become the next president of Ireland by a significant margin. Ms Connolly said earlier on Saturday that she was ...

Joe Bullock, who turns 101 in December, served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and took part in the D-Day landings. During his service from 1942 and 1946, as well as crossing the Channel ...

The protesters were arrested after appearing along a route designated for a demonstration by the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip).

Officers in Northampton also found ‘sophisticated packaging and manufacturing equipment’ as well as £20,000 in cash.

There was some criticism of the small number of candidates, leading to focus on the strict nomination criteria.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in Wolverhampton. West Midlands Police said officers were called to Lilleshall Crescent, in the Graiseley area of the city, at around ...