Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, claimed a French naval officer fired what ‘felt like warning shots or attempted intimidation’.

It is the first time a by-election has been held to fill a vacancy for one of England’s combined authority mayors.

Olivia Breen celebrated a 30th birthday to savour by scorching to Commonwealth silver. The Guildford sprint star, who turned 30 on Sunday, finished second in her T38 100m final behind England’s ...

Chris Murray defied years of injury woe to win a battling bronze at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifter Murray was the defending champion heading into the men’s 79kg competition but had spent much of ...

Rough sleepers in Somerset and across England face inconsistent support during heatwaves, with gaps in SWEP activation, a Big Issue ...

Sophie Hahn credits a psychological shift for firing her to an emotional Commonwealth gold. The Nottingham sprint star, 29, claimed her first triumph on the Commonwealth stage since the Gold Coast ...

Lyra Cole, who survived emergency brain surgery as a baby, has released her first original single in aid of brain tumour ...

Boxers Sonny Kerr and Nicholas Devlin both seized the power of the home crowd to book Commonwealth quarter-final fights at Glasgow 2026.

A hosepipe ban is unlikely to be imposed in Somerset, according to Wessex Water. The company is reassuring customers that its resources are “in a stable position” following the wet winter. Despite the ...

Thomas Young celebrated a birthday to savour by scorching to Commonwealth gold. The Loughborough sprint star, who turned 26 the day of his race on Monday, grabbed T38 100m glory with a dominant ...

Paignton teenager Abi Martin hailed her resilience after bouncing back from gymnastics heartbreak to win an individual Commonwealth Games medal ...