Former BBC director-general issues stark warning on UK media: ‘Rome is burning’

His comments came as the House of Lords discussed the Media Green Paper, which set out the government’s new strategic direction

A prison officer has been spared an immediate jail term after engaging in a romantic relationship with an inmate, an affair a judge branded as far more serious than merely "stupid".

Both menpleaded guilty to religiously aggravated intentional harassment just days later

Shelley Davis has been described as a ‘force of nature’ by her loved ones

PM-in-waiting ruled out an early election, backed a better post-Brexit trade deal with the EU and chose Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas among his favourite films

The prime minister-in-waiting ruled out calling a general election after he enters No 10

Maddy Cusack’s former teammate spoke at an inquest on Friday following Cusack’s death in 2023

Exclusive: Family and friends of Craig and Lindsay Foreman are appealing for them to end their ‘freedom fast’ before they suffer irreversible health complications

Geordie Greig on how former PM captured social media with his cut-through common sense and calm authority, exploding the myths of any Brexit dividend

Parents commend school for ‘thinking out of the box’ to let students watch England play

The bones of John Gillies, from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, were found by forest workers near Sweetwater Gap, Wyoming, last year

Crime prevention chiefs have warned there is ‘no protection’ amid a surge in AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery

Nandito Badea and George Stana were sentenced on Friday at the Old Bailey

Exclusive: Family and friends of Craig and Lindsay Foreman are appealing for them to end their ‘freedom fast’ before they suffer irreversible health complications

Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years in jail after stabbing Henry Nowak to death

Dan Finley said staff should be ‘living and breathing’ the city rather than working from home

Exclusive: PM-in-waiting wants to make ‘major offer’ with policy package to bridge generational wealth gap

Pubs can stay open until the early hours of Monday morning for England’s next game – here’s where is open near you

A former security guard tricked staff at a bank into handing him bags of cash whilst dressed in his old G4S uniform.

Ms McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet while observing disturbances in Derry in 2019

The debate over the England flag has exposed a clear divide – with some readers saying it has been ‘tainted’ or ‘weaponised’, while others insist it should be ‘taken back’ as a symbol of unity

Everyone should be ‘mindful of their water use’ amid the heatwave, an Environment Agency chief has said

Exclusive: PM-in-waiting wants to make ‘major offer’ with policy package to bridge generational wealth gap

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that pubs can stay open until the early hours of Monday morning – here’s where is open near you

Chesterfield Borough Council said the demolition at Tapton Terrace was ’the only effective and viable’ solution

Joy Ballard, who starred in Educating Cardiff, also drove a school car to France for a family trip

Simon Levy is accused of carrying out a violent sexual attack on a traffic sex worker in January 2025

MP Layla Moran said she had ‘very little confidence’ in the MHRA’s ability to tackle counterfeit weight-loss drugs

Moira Parker had been battling a long-term illness, exacerbated by workplace pressure, when she died

Two cars were also damaged in the crash, London Fire Brigade said