Lord Houchen was seen descending an escalator with leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat at his party’s Birmingham conference on Sunday.

Yellow weather warnings come into force on Sunday, for wind and rain which will hit areas already saturated by downpours earlier in the week.

A British fashion designer said she is “over the moon” that one of her long-lost designs was found in an Oxfam charity shop nearly 40 years after it went missing from the designer’s warehouse.

Rishi Sunak has said the Conservatives should “learn the lessons” of their general election defeat and “reflect” on their time in government as their conference gets under way. Mr Sunak described this ...

Robert Jenrick has signalled he would give Conservative party members a bigger role in choosing future MPs if he is made party leader. Attitudes among some Tory activists were soured during the run-up ...

A woman who won a pub competition as a child will finally receive her prize, 25 years on. Jeanette Smith’s drawing was ...

Samoa’s PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has called for those attending the meeting to dress comfortably, according to The Sunday ...

Tory MP Gagan Mohindra accused his party of not doing enough for children with special educational needs and disabilities ...

The Tory leadership hopeful told a fringe event at the party conference his approach to migration would ultimately ‘save ...

Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has said she does “believe in maternity pay” after previously describing it as “excessive”. Ms Badenoch said on X that “contrary to what some have said” ...

The future of the Lower Thames Crossing hangs in the balance as pressure grows on the government to scrap it ahead of a crunch decision this week.

Developers have revealed the planned completion date for a controversial slip-road taking traffic to a dual-carriageway through a new-build estate.