New Jersey senator accused of trading political favours for cash, gold, Mercedes-Benz and other gifts

Judge rules that Matt Bevin must have permission from wife or judge to return to home east of Louisville

We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The plan outlined how the country will achieve climate targets as part of wider efforts to reach net zero by 2050

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

Andy Jassy said employees in a union would ‘find it harder to get things done quickly and would be better off’ without one

The MSP has ruled herself out of a leadership contest just hours after John Swinney announced his candidacy

Lifesize Victorious Youth is at centre of a years-long dispute after Italy claimed it had been illegally bought by US trust

Johnny Mercer says he will ‘do all I can’ to change rules after veteran turned away from polling station

Former finance secretary who was narrowly beaten by Humza Yousaf in last year’s SNP leadership contest, has announced that she will not standing this time

Experts say only ‘handful of plants’ operating with the dirtiest fuel will likely survive, and only Trump and lawsuits could save them

Individuals could win £25,000 or more if they are successful in claim Uber broke taxi booking rules

Everything you need to know about the controversial new election rule

Campaign groups have warned that controversial voter ID rules may prevent people from voting

The construction on Hastings Road in Ealing received more than 550 complaints

The landlord reportedly misled tenants into believing they had no protection from being immediately evicted

Stephen Flynn has ruled himself out of the race to replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s first minister. Mr Yousaf admitted “politics can be a brutal business” as he announced his resignation just four days after tearing up the powersharing agreem ...

Rishi Sunak is “not interested in pursuing a deal with Ireland on returning asylum seekers to the UK. Downing Street has said the UK government has said it will not take back those who cross into Ireland until EU asylum rules change. The UK prim ...

The mayoral and London Assembly elections take place on Thursday, May 2

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’