1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (741+ words) The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...

4+ min ago   (579+ words) Sulaiman Tajzai bought the weapon from a shop near his home in Leeds and travelled to the victim’s address in London that same day An 18-year-old has admitted murder after purchasing a knife and travelling more than 150 miles to fatally…...

38+ min ago   (445+ words) Following police warnings that powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings would be used, a 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at a Portsmouth anti-immigration protest. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

38+ min ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (137+ words) Support for rejoining the European Union has reached a post-2016 high of 61 per cent compared to 39 per cent who wish to stay out, according to polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice. - The shift in public opinion is largely driven by…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (672+ words) Are balaclavas becoming the new uniform of far-right, anti-immigration protesters? Last weekend, hundreds of masked, black-clad protesters took to the streets in Dover and Portsmouth. Days later, similar scenes unfolded outside the Daily Mail newsroom. Face coverings were largely absent…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (693+ words) Exclusive: But another referendum could still be on a knife edge, Sir John Curtice suggests Support for rejoining the European Union is at its highest level since the Brexit vote – but political leaders need to seize the opportunity or it…...

15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (703+ words) A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. A person wearing what appeared to be black scarves…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (293+ words) ‘It’s time for government to face down the business lobbyists and deliver its zero-hours crackdown in full,’ Paul Nowak is set to say at TUC Congress in Brighton The Government is facing calls to follow through on its promised crackdown…...