The families of two of three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have told of the moment they heard ‘something awful has happened’.

Father-of-two Joel Verite, 26, was among the first on the scene as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana launched his attack.

Minister Andrew Gwynne has become the fourth high-profile figure to leave Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Government since the party’s election victory in July last year.

Those released were Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami — three Israeli civilians taken by Hamas militants from southern ...

Protesters against the proposed Chinese “mega-embassy” in London clashed with police less than an hour after senior Conservatives addressed the crowd. More than 1,000 people gathered outside the ...

He had been treated at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital after his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday.