Purgatory News

Rishi Sunak has insisted he still has a shot at being the next prime minister despite polls consistently putting Liz Truss as clear favourite to win the Tory leadership contest..

Joseph Delaney, author of the Spooks fantasy book series, has died aged 77, his family has said..

Journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan will take over from Jeremy Paxman as host of University Challenge from autumn 2023, the BBC has said..

Twin sisters Elena and Rosa Launder are heading their separate ways after getting identical top results in their A-levels..

Theres another rail walkout today, with Tube and bus strikes on the way soon.

Grades are expected to be lower than during the pandemic, but higher than 2019.

A woman fleeing a burning hotel feared for her life as she crawled through through thick, black smoke, an inquiry has heard..

A plumber has been found guilty of murdering a Deliveroo driver in a road rage attack captured on shocking CCTV footage..

Some of Englands European Championship winners are set to return to competitive action this week as Manchester City play in the Champions League first qualifying round in Madrid, but Ellen White will not be involved..

Giovanni van Bronckhorst hailed in-form Rangers striker Antonio Colak as he explained his reasons for keeping Alfredo Morelos on the bench against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night..

Under-pressure households faced a worse-than-expected hit in July as food prices spiked and pushed inflation to another 40-year high..

Gambling group Entain is to pay £17 million for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures in the Gambling Commissions largest ever enforcement action..

A national trial to rebuild Englands hen harrier population has hit a key milestone by releasing its highest number of chicks into the wild..

Dangerous floods are set to hit parts of the UK amid thunderstorms lashing the country, the Met Office has warned..

Train services have been disrupted and buildings evacuated due to a large fire causing bursts of black smoke under railway arches in central London..

Nicola Sturgeon has labelled independence campaigners abuse of a journalist as disgraceful..

Former Pop Idol judge Pete Waterman has joined other figures from the music industry in remembering Darius Campbell Danesh, saying the singer could have gone on to be bigger than Michael Buble..

The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with tennis star Roger Federer to announce a charity collaboration to raise money for disadvantaged and vulnerable children..

UK house prices rose by 7.8% annually in June as growth slowed sharply in the face of pressure on households and rising interest rates, according to official figures..

A former supermarket worker has appeared in court charged under the Treason Act after allegedly carrying a loaded crossbow into the grounds of Windsor Castle to kill the Queen..