Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that “funding arrangements will be set out by the end of the year” amid concern about the impact of national insurance changes announced at the Budget on ...

Lee Carsley’s interim spell as England manager ended with a 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland to earn Nations League promotion back to League A. Carsley, who was given a six-game brief following ...

Issues remain at Blackburn school Markazul Uloom which was rated inadequate by Ofsted earlier this year despite “some positive progress” ...

Blackburn magistrates heard Joe Morris was drunk when he went to the park and shot a tawny owl and a wood pigeon. Morris, 28, of White Grove, Colne, pleaded guilty to possessing an air weapon in ...

A man harassed his ex-partner after failing to cope with the breakdown of their relationship. Blackburn magistrates heard Brandon Taylor contacted his "ex" via Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram and ...

A former pub in Chorley is to be converted into more than a dozen bedsits – some of which have been blasted by councillors for being like ...

Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at the King during a reception in Parliament House. The censure of independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is a symbolic gesture ...

A school for children who have spent significant time outside of education was praised in its Ofsted report thanks to staff creating a “safe, ...

A proposal to turn a large former nursery building in Blackburn into a new mosque and madrassah has been turned down by planners.

An Accrington man is looking to become the fastest man to complete the ‘Grand Slam’ of oceans, as he attempts to row all the world’s oceans ...

Lifelong friends have said “it is a huge moment for us” after collecting the Best Wedding Band at The Wedding Industry Awards.