Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

More than 65 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.