Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.

The McFly singer wrote the music for Paddington The Musical, which will debut at London’s Savoy Theatre on November 1.

The figures come just a day after the Justice Secretary announced changes to prison recall as a further emergency measure on prison overcrowding.

Of those who took part in a ballot, 86% agreed to the rise, which will increase wages by 4.25% this year and then by 3.75% in 2026-27 The pay rise applies to the majority of NHS staff, including ...

Vladimir Putin’s refusal to meet Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face for peace talks is “further evidence” of the Russian president “dragging his feet” to delay a ceasefire, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Heather Knight is excited about the next phase of her international career and ready to be “one of the girls” under new England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. Knight lost the captaincy following a ...

Thursday’s semi-final marks the first time in Basel that UK audiences at home can vote under Eurovision rules.

The Championship play-off final between Sheffield United and Sunderland on May 24 has been confirmed as a 3pm kick-off by the EFL. The match at Wembley is arguably the most valuable in world football, ...

TV presenter Clare Balding has said she is “delighted” to announce her debut novel Pastures New. The 54-year-old’s book will tell the story of Alex, a journalist who has “perfected the art of dodging ...

A former Coronation Street actress has accused BBC Scotland bosses of “throwing people out to the wolves” with plans to axe River City. Lynda Rooke, who also starred in dramas Casualty and The Bill, ...

Independent schools have been hit with a ‘triple whammy of financial blows’ after the Government’s decision to impose VAT on fees, the ...

Jesse Norman called for more universities across the UK in small cities and towns in the face of difficulties faced by the higher education sector.