Emma Little-Pengelly said the Republic’s president was ‘absolutely wrong’ to raise the issues at the annual Holocaust memorial event.

A panel in the case of a Metropolitan police officer who is alleged to have used the term ‘cotton pickers’ has retired to consider its verdict.

Frees Avenue will shut north of Marlborough for two days while Openreach carries out underground work in the area. The closure, which will stretch for 1.3km south of Eagle Cottage to the outskirts of ...

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.