1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (584+ words) The families of two police officers who were killed in a head-on collision on the A66 have been given “overwhelming” support from around the world, a Police Federation chairwoman said. A funeral will be held on Wednesday in Hartlepool for 37-year…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (290+ words) A MP in Hertfordshire has joined campaigners and parents calling for major changes to paternity leave rights across the UK. Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, attended a rally in central London organised by The Dad Shift as part of its…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) A climate documentary hosted by Chris Packham is being screened in Hitchin as part of a series of public showings. The People's Emergency Briefing, described by Hertfordshire County Council chairman Sandy Walkington as "the must-see film of the summer," will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (382+ words) Andy Burnham’s plans to sanction Israel over illegal settlements in the West Bank could risk Britain’s national security and make it harder to fight terrorism, a senior Conservative has warned. Shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat made the warning as he…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (419+ words) Stevenage Academy players helped launch Great Northern's drive to collect items for a town drop-in centre for homeless people at Stevenage Railway Station (Image: Peter Alvey) Great Northern is teaming up with Stevenage FC to support a charity tackling homelessness…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (556+ words) Andy Burnham has pledged to continue Britain’s support for Ukraine as he told the country it was keeping “the flame of European freedom” alive in the 21st century. In an address outside St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on Monday, the Prime…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (628+ words) A young girl has died in hospital after she was pulled from the sea in West Sussex alongside three family members who also died, according to a law firm acting for the hospital and the Palestinian Forum in Britain. Saja…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (523+ words) Andy Burnham has been warned not to “slow down on net zero” by London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, who argued the heatwave and wildfires showed the need for action on climate change. The Prime Minister has acknowledged the devastation caused…...