Two senior party figures are considering bids in order to ensure the next leader's policy ideas are tested in a race.

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

Heatwave conditions intensify across parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat.

Lewis Hawkes appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court following alleged anti-Muslim attacks in the city on Friday evening.

The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.