National News

Former British athlete Lynsey Sharp has told Sky News she would have won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 had today's gender testing rules been in place then.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has protested to the home secretary after prosecutors dropped charges against two men accused of spying for China and targeting MPs.

Sir Ed Davey has pledged to "stop the boats" as the Liberal Democrats toughen up their rhetoric on immigration.

By-election counts are the FA Cup ties of British politics.

A renowned sculptor has said he is "thrilled" to have been chosen to create a statue of Queen Elizabeth II for a new national memorial, saying he would like it to be an "object of delight for people".

The UK has to be "careful" and protect free speech as debate becomes "more and more toxic" on both sides of the Atlantic, a British satirist has said.

A man has died after falling from a hot air balloon in West Sussex.

The controversial assisted dying bill is still very much alive, having received a second reading in the House of Lords without a vote.

A lorry driver who was "distracted" as he looked at pornography images seconds before he killed a father of two in a motorway crash has been jailed.

Canada has banned rap group Kneecap from entering the country for allegedly 'glorifying terrorist organisations'.