Full Fact looks at a number of claims about the postponement of some council elections which had been due to take place in May.

Trading Standards, which enforces laws protecting consumers, is recommending that children’s plastic beach shoes be tested nationally after some products on sale in Somerset – as well as Devon, ...

A small aircraft has crashed on a road in Sao Paulo shortly after taking off from a nearby private airport, killing the pilot and the plane’s owner. The plane went down in the busy Barra Funda ...

The Met Office has said a "cold snap" will hit the UK this weekend bringing with it snow, low temperatures and health warnings.

The 'freaked-out' landlady of a 'haunted' pub claims footage of a glass smashing on its own could be a frustrated 'ghostly punter' angry at ...

A road closure on Clare Street, which was scheduled for the spring, has been brought forward in order to “minimise summer disruption” for shops and shoppers. The street will be closed to vehicles for ...

The Australia international is on trial charged with causing racially aggravated harassment to Pc Stephen Lovell.