The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.

A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.

The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.

The body of the 58-year-old man was recovered following the incident last week.

The Westminster statue of the former prime minister is vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.

Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.