The first phase of the Appleby flood scheme has been completed on time. The work, done by the Environment Agency and contractor VolkerStevin, focused on creating a new outfall at King George’s Field.

Republican Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno has defeated Democratic US senator Sherrod Brown in the state of Ohio. With ...

Mr Musk described himself as a “moderate Democrat” until recently but became a vocal critic of the party during the Biden administration.

Kamala Harris’s path to the White House narrowed as Donald Trump appeared to win a key battleground in the contest to become the next US president. The Republican candidate won in North Carolina, one ...

Sarah McBride easily defeated Republican John Whalen III in the race for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

Kemi Badenoch will face off against Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions for the first time as Tory leader. The former minister is preparing for her debut battle at the despatch box on ...

The bomb threats in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania turned out to be hoaxes, but forced evacuations and some polling places ...

Rachel Reeves will be grilled by MPs on Wednesday over a series of tax hikes and increased spending unveiled in the autumn Budget. A change to the UK’s debt rule that was announced to unlock billions ...

Dr Thomas Kwan has been warned he faces a 35-year jail term for trying to kill 72-year-old Patrick O’Hara while posing as a nurse.

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ) campaign group said the honour is ‘an insult’ to the dead and bereaved.

Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway was inspired by Sabrina Carpenter when she pleaded with young voters to “Please Please Please” remain in queues to cast their vote in the US election.