Ben Duckett’s century was overshadowed by England’s batting collapse in Bristol before the forecast rain arrived too late to spare them from an ODI series defeat to Australia.

Aston Villa could have gone level on points with Liverpool at the top of the table with victory at Portman Road.

New Scottish Conservatives leader Russell Findlay does not want to spend his career “only talking about the union”, he told activists and delegates in Birmingham.

The Prime Minister said new electricity pylons were needed to lower energy bills, with the alternatives being too expensive.

Hezbollah confirmed that Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of the militant group’s central council, was killed in an attack on Saturday.

Ministers are reportedly looking to scrap BBC licence fee prosecutions amid fears women are disproportionately affected.

A fine brace by Liam Delap earned Ipswich a fourth consecutive draw and denied Aston Villa the chance to go joint top of the Premier League.

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” ...

Tory MP Gagan Mohindra accused his party of not doing enough for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) while in power.

The Conservative leadership candidate said he wanted to abolish the centrally controlled candidate list system.

The practice of increasing or decreasing prices based on demand has been compared to the way airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold.

The former Commons leader says the electorate thought the party no longer shared its belief in values including ‘honour, integrity and trust’.