20+ hour, 1+ min ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

4+ day, 21+ min ago   (334+ words) A funeral will be held on Thursday for a police officer who was killed in a horrific collision on the A66 and described as “giving everything to everybody”. The service for Pc Tom Clough, 38, in Redcar, Teesside, comes a day after…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (562+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest shared online Two images which…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (536+ words) A charity ladies’ night featuring drag performers has become the centre of a social media row after one of the people behind it said an event post attracted a “ridiculous amount” of hateful comments. Dom Boull posted a video on…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (569+ words) Hundreds of protesters have descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent migrants who arrived in a small boat being taken to a processing centre in Kent. They were attempting to block routes away from Eastney Marina and vowed to stay all…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (564+ words) The chief constable of Police Scotland has paid tribute to the two Cleveland Police officers who were killed in a crash on the A66 last month, saying their deaths had “resonated across the UK policing family”. Jo Farrell was speaking at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) Shoppers are being warned about a potential sausage shortage in the UK as employees at a supplier go on strike. Workers at Pilgrims Europe’s Enniskillen production facility started striking at 6.30am today (September 2). The strike, which comes amid a dispute over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) Drafting the next Scottish budget will be “extremely challenging” amid tight fiscal conditions, the Deputy First Minister has said. Jenny Gilruth said she will not shy away from the challenge of balancing the Scottish Government’s books. She will be speaking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) Support is being offered in Devon for people struggling with their energy bills. The Crisis and Resilience Fund is being promoted by Devon County Council ahead of a four per cent rise in the energy price cap, announced by regulator…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) A man shot during an attack on a Manchester synagogue has said his son has since faced death threats and that “things don’t feel safer” almost a year on. Yoni Finlay was hit by a police bullet at Heaton Park…...