The figures for work-related visas have nearly halved over this period, falling 48% from 545,855 to 286,071. There were smaller drops in the number of study visas, down 18% from 530,312 to 435,891, ...

Ms Abbott, who was shadow home secretary under Mr Corbyn, said she thought the first-past-the-post system would work against the new party.

The Scottish First Minister said a ground invasion of Gaza City by Israel’s forces will ‘intensify the suffering’.

Zoo chiefs have welcomed the expansion of firework control zones in Edinburgh after the death of a baby red panda and its mother was linked to loud bangs around Bonfire Night last year. The ban will ...

After two years of studying, thousands of students across Cheshire are today receiving their GCSE results. All the hard work put in to their studies, whether at home or in the classroom, will pay off.

America Queen can strike Group-race gold before the season is out judged on a fine effort in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes at York.

The Foreign Office has summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely over Tel Aviv’s approval of a major settlement in Palestine’s West Bank. The move follows Israel’s decision to go ahead with the E1 ...

Bryan Easson believes he has never picked a stronger Scotland team after selecting the 23 for the crucial opening Women’s Rugby World Cup ...

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe dream remains alive for connections of Estrange after she chased home Minnie Hauk in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. David O’Meara’s grey had looked every inch a top ...

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, led the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, between 1986 and 1995.

Campaigners welcomed the move not to allow new unit housing up to 32,000 egg-laying hens near Berkshire’s River Kennet.

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams.