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House building has not kept up with population growth in almost half of the local authorities in England, Sky News analysis has found. In...

The candidates who have made it through to the next stage of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister...

The winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be unveiled on 5 September – and some candidates could be knocked out of the race...

Flights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport. The rate is...

A rare “extreme heat” warning has been issued for the weekend as the Met Office said temperatures were likely to rise further in the...

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has officially joined the race for the Tory leadership, with Home Secretary Priti Patel potentially set to announce her candidacy....

Nadhim Zahawi has said he is “clearly being smeared” after questions were reportedly raised about his personal finances before his appointment as chancellor. The...

Four more Conservative MPs have joined the Tory leadership race, widening the field to eight. Nadhim Zahawi, the newly appointed chancellor, Grant Shapps, the...

The UK has started turning the first of around 10,000 Ukrainian recruits into frontline soldiers at four bases across England, safe from Russian missile...

The first candidates have entered the contest to replace Boris Johnson with more hopefuls expected to throw their hats into the ring over the...

Rishi Sunak has announced he is standing to be the next prime minister after Boris Johnson’s resignation yesterday. Announcing his bid, Mr Sunak said...

Boris Johnson’s resignation has effectively fired the starting gun on the Conservative Party leadership race to replace him. It comes as questions remain over...

Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as prime minister after less than three years in Number 10, saying: “No one in politics is remotely...

Brandon Lewis has resigned as Northern Ireland secretary following Boris Johnson’s refusal to stand down, despite calls from some of his own cabinet ministers...

Cabinet ministers – including the new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi – have sent the chief whip to Number 10 to tell Boris Johnson to resign,...

Boris Johnson can expect a torrid time today as he faces both Prime Minister’s Questions and the parliamentary Liaison Committee less than 24 hours...

Boris Johnson has apologised for appointing Chris Pincher deputy chief whip, saying it “was a mistake” and “in hindsight the wrong thing to do”....

A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of rape. The footballer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested in north...

One person has died after an “inferno” at a block of flats in Bedford following a suspected gas explosion. Authorities fear more people may...