Despite parties backing Remain making vast gains in the local elections, with the Tories the biggest losers and Ukip losing most council seats, both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn appeared to suggest voters wanted MPs to back a Brexit deal. The Conservative Party by Friday afternoon had lost 1200 council...

LEAFLETGATE UPDATE: Earlier we reported how newly elected Newton, Merseyside Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been reported reaching into people’s front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections campaign. After the St Helens local election candidate was recorded on residents' security cameras appearign to wear dark glasses...

With 164 out of 248 council election results declared, the Green Party is celebrating a historic victory and vowing to “carry the Remain banner” into European Parliament elections. The party is up 95 council seats on a record total of 127 councillors so far. As lunchtime declarations were made on...

The Liberal Democrats have had a good night in the local elections, including Merseyside, but a candidate has been accused of unorthodox campaigning techniques. Newly elected St Helens Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been accused of reaching into people's front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections...

Brexit-supporting parties were punished hard in yesterday's local elections and according to results in so far, the Tories are the main losers by far. Elections were held for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland With results so far in from 100 of 248 council...

Vital bits of DNA that turn on genes in blood vessels and arteries are lower in those who don't get enough shut eye

Standing as an independent candidate for the North West in the European Parliamentary elections hasn’t proved a walk in the park for far right Islamophobe Tommy Robinson. https://twitter.com/MarianaSteal/status/1123688766814740480 Today, turning up to another underwhelmingly attended rally in Bury, Greater Manchester, the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was...

Karanbir Cheema, known as Karan, 13, became ill at his school in Greenford, west London, was severely allergic to wheat, gluten, dairy products, eggs and nuts

The Meat Shack mislabelled beef as Aberdeen Angus and British pork and chicken which he bought from the Netherlands