Micheal Ward told the jury the encounter with his accuser was "wholly consensual".

The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

The investigation is looking into donations made to Reform UK by the mother of the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, according to the Times.

A new training system is confirmed, creating 270 jobs in Wiltshire and support 420 across the UK.

On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 34C for the eighth day this year, breaking the previous record of seven days in a calendar year.