The court heard Stephen Ireland had arranged for the then 12-year-old boy to meet him at his flat after messaging on dating app Grindr.

The Government’s U-turn on welfare cuts will cost taxpayers around £2.5 billion by 2030, the Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs as she laid out concessions to Labour rebels. Liz Kendall said the ...

A temperature of 29.7C was recorded at Kew Gardens, setting a provisional record for the hottest start to the tennis championships.

Potters Bar Cricket Club good form melted away in the heat as they lost to Totteridge Millhillians in the Herts Premier Cricket League.

A man charged with murdering his grandson has told a court he had “no excuse” for holding the toddler “like a ragdoll”. Michael Ives, 47, and his wife Kerry, 46, are accused of fatally injuring Ethan ...