Two men jailed over theft of £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

James Sheen given four-year term and Michael Jones 27 months after ‘bold and brazen’ theft of toilet in Oxfordshire

Former Tory MP to face trial on general election gambling charges

Craig Williams and 14 others appear in court over allegations of cheating by betting on 2024 election date

Jamie Varley and co-accused John McGowan-Fazakerley were in process of adopting 13-month-old Preston Davey

Jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for 50 offences committed by the men between 2001 and 2006

Local authorities say a £5bn shortfall in special needs funding could leave dozens effectively insolvent within months

Sorry is the hardest word at Westminster, while Daily Mail columnist’s memoir is an exercise in score-settling

Gordon Lyons rejects calls to resign after posting information about leisure centre hours before it was set on fire

Exclusive: Liz Kendall pledges sick and disabled people will be protected but MPs are pushing for more substantial changes to bill

Rachel Reeves is increasing overall budgets after deep Tory cuts, but some departments face bigger spending cuts than others

London mayor attacks decision to sideline city in spending review, arguing it has some of UK’s worst deprivation