Reform UK's suggestion it will cut local government spending in places it controls has been criticised by a council's Liberal Democrat leader. Speaking on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, …

The suspension of two busking performance pitches in London's Leicester Square has come into force after a court ruling. Westminster City Council's ban is until further notice and applies to …

Plans to increase parking charges in and around Coalville and Ashby have been shelved. North West Leicestershire District Council had been looking at increasing fees at the car parks it …

People who know what happened to a missing woman who disappeared 25 years ago should "do the right thing", police have said. Kellie Pratt, who was 28 and a sex …

A third man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in Bradford. A man in his 20s attended hospital on Saturday 19 April with a gunshot wound following …

A woman has been arrested after a man was seriously injured in a crash between a motorbike and car in Shropshire. The hurt motorcyclist, in his 60s, was taken to …

A congressional committee in Peru has dismissed an investigation into President Dina Boluarte over allegations she accepted Rolex watches as bribes. The decision by the subcommittee means Boluarte – whose …

More than a fifth of the global ocean has become darker over the past two decades, according to University of Plymouth research. The process, known as "ocean darkening", occurs when …

A former shopping arcade that is empty and "in a sorry state" could be turned into a hotel. If plans are agreed, Colwell Shopping Centre in Weymouth – also known …