Under the existing first-past-the-post system, voters select their preferred candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins.

Geraldine Breslin’s son Gareth spoke publicly about his mother’s death for the first time as he gave evidence to the public inquiry into ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming “normalised” as nearly half of consumers know an owner, a study has found. Some 49% of 4,000 people surveyed either own an EV or know someone who does, according ...

The Shahed drone blew out a wall and surrounding windows in the apartment block in Sumy, a major city, just after 1am, the Sumy regional administration said. A child was among the ...

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, whom masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd ...

Of the 55,008 knife crime offences in England and Wales in the year to September 2024, 30% (16,521) were recorded by the Metropolitan Police, 9% (4,930) by West Midlands Police, 6% (3,427) by Greater ...

The NHS has been ordered to drive improvements in hospital waiting times and cancer care while at the same time cutting costs. New planning guidance for the health service in England, which sets out ...

Senior figures from past and current Labour governments gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister.

Broadcaster Sally Magnusson is to step down from presenting BBC Scotland’s flagship news programme, Reporting Scotland, after 27 years. She began presenting the show in 1998, when it was broadcast ...

The 24-year-old left-back is the first new addition to the Gunners’ squad since Renee Slegers was confirmed as head coach on a permanent basis.

Bordeaux lock Gray, 30, has not featured for the national team since the last time Italy visited Murrayfield on Six Nations duty two years ago.

One rail route north of the border remains closed following damage caused by the severe conditions last Friday.