Politics

Councillors held private meetings with the developer of a £150m logistics hub and failed to keep any records prior to the plans being approved, the ombudsman has said.

Boris Johnson is resisting demands that he apologise for his comments about Muslim women wearing burkas, branding his critics "ridiculous".

The landscape is changing in New Springs as the way is made for a housing estate.

The UK appears set to crash out of the European Union without a Brexit deal due to the "intransigence" of the Brussels machine, Liam Fox has claimed.

Only a third of the plastic in packaging pots and trays for food bought by households can be recycled, local authorities have warned.

Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson has been freed on bail by leading judges after winning his challenge against a contempt of court finding.

Almost seven in 10 people think shooting birds for sport should be illegal, polling for animal protection groups suggests.

THIS weekend marks the 50th anniversary of “proper” TV in Yorkshire, by which I mean its birth as a self-contained region.

Wigan’s council leader has defended the practice of investing funds with other local authorities after it was called into question by opposition councillors.

The Government is to end its five-year public sector pay cap with more than a million workers set to receive a salary increase, it has been reported.

A borough MP has become the latest Conservative to resign his post as a result of the fallout from Theresa May's new Brexit deal.

The town hall and employment bosses have praised the smooth roll-out of the full Universal Credit service in the borough.