Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party’s ruling body has said..

British Gas has agreed to a £20 million payout and to compensate customers who had a prepayment meter installed without their permission, regulator Ofgem has said following an investigation..

Screening men for prostate cancer using a blood test is likely to reduce deaths from the disease, a new review has found, although experts stressed there are still risks around overdiagnosis and overtreatment..

Asda has been named the cheapest supermarket for branded groceries for the third consecutive month, with its standard prices even beating loyalty card deals at Tesco and Sainsbury’s, Which? has found..

Several courts at a renowned tennis club have been vandalised.

A man was reportedly hit by a BMW and assaulted by the driver in a road rage incident.

Eurovision fans in Brighton can see live screenings of the final on Saturday, May 16, at venues across the city. Brighton Fringe offers an alternative for some

A drug dealer has been jailed for operating a telephone line supplying crack cocaine and heroin.