Benefit fraudsters could be banned from driving and subject to bank account snooping if they fail to pay back the taxpayer, under a new government crackdown.

The family of the Southport attacker have been moved to a "secret location" by police for their own protection, leaders at the church his father attended say.

According to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Southport attack was "clearly intended to terrorise".

Storm Eowyn has been named by the Met Office ahead of strong winds across the UK on Friday and into Saturday.

The mental health of the working-age population appears to be getting worse, with the number of NHS prescribed anti-depressants rising 32% in nine years.

A 36-year-old man and a six-year-old girl have been found dead inside a house in West Lothian.

A vigil has been held for a father-of-two killed by police on Christmas Eve as his family question why police opened fire and say racism could be a factor.

Sir Keir Starmer has said there's a new terror threat facing the UK - from "loners, misfits and young men in their bedroom" who carry out extreme violence and are fixated on it "seemingly for its own sake".

Residents have described their "shock" at waking up to discover an 80ft-long mound of rubbish blocking the only road to their Staffordshire village.

A manhunt is under way after a woman was killed in a "targeted" incident in Luton.