Theresa May has insisted that she feels secure in her position as British Prime Minister, despite reports of colleagues weighing up the possibility of a challenge for the top job.

Jeremy Corbyn has avoided a potentially divisive clash over Brexit at Labour's annual conference after delegates agreed not to push the issue to a vote.

The consequences of Brexit could be “quite a lot worse” for the UK than independent economists have forecast, chancellor George Osborne has warned.

The UK's Chancellor George Osborne has branded a controversial poster unveiled by Nigel Farage "vile", comparing it to extremist literature produced in the 1930s.

Shares in British taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group will be made available to retail investors today, British Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Warm tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, whose death at 55 has shocked Westminster.

Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg

Arnold Schwarzenegger has faced off against a variety of dangerous and exotic foes, but few will come as bizarre as his next TV appearance.

The British broadcaster ITV declared victory in its transformation plan yesterday, returning cash to shareholders after strong international growth and new revenue streams helped it to beat 2014 profit forecasts.

Carl Frampton retained his IBF super-bantamweight title with an impressive fifth-round stoppage of mandatory challenger Chris Avalos at a raucous Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists Demba Ba’s return to Anfield, 10 months after he ruined the club’s Premier League title dream, will not stir up bad memories.

CHINA: Upset by a delayed flight, at least two Chinese passengers decided to open emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort takeoff and landing them in jail instead, police said yesterday.

Actors Joan Collins, James Corden, and Sheridan Smith were among the actors included on the New Year’s Honours List.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers accepts the seeds of his side’s Champions League exit were sown in October with defeat to main rivals Basle.

Anti-smoking campaigners have accused TV adverts which show e-cigarette use for the first time of "sexualising" vaping.

Anti-smoking campaigners in the UK have accused TV advertisements which show e-cigarette use for the first time of “sexualising” vaping.

The Dublin fire of 1875 killed 13 people. However, not one person died from burns or smoke inhalation but instead from drinking contaminated whiskey writes Robert Hume

Jonathan Ross doesn't expect to be handed a new series of his ITV chat show.

The star will play Jovie in Elf the Musical.

Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael has spoken of the “terrifying and upsetting” celebrity scandal which has resulted in nude images of her colleagues – and one co-star – being leaked onto the internet.

The European Union is set to unveil a fresh package of sanctions against Russia as western leaders staged a show of support for the Ukrainian government.

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has boasted that one of her acts will win 'The X Factor'.

A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s has fetched £15,500 (€19,500) at auction.

A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s is to be auctioned.

The early front-runner for the Manchester United job, Louis Van Gaal, is reported by the Irish Examiner to want former United captain Roy Keane as his assistant manager.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany savoured “revenge” for his side’s Premier League defeat by Chelsea last week after turning the tables in the FA Cup.

Battered Britain has been told to expect a triple threat from the elements, with warnings in place for heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and snow.

Watching Coronation Street star William Roache talk about his love life in a TV interview “made my skin crawl”, his alleged rape victim told police.

Coronation Street's William Roache has arrived at court in England as he goes on trial accused of committing sexual offences against five girls.

Former Tottenham owner Alan Sugar questioned the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas after the Portuguese was sacked as manager on Monday morning.

TV presenter Annabel Giles last night became the first contestant to be voted off the latest series of 'I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!' – then launched a strong attack on former campmate Amy Willerton.

Tonight's 'X Factor' elimatination has left the judges scratching their heads.

Robbie Williams may rejoin Take That to record their new album next year, Gary Barlow has revealed.

Reality TV star Joey Essex and model Amy Willerton are already bonding in the jungle – as she teaches him to tell the time.

Boy band Kingsland Road were voted off the ‘X Factor’ tonight – with judge Gary Barlow complaining that the British public had “got it wrong”.

Roy Keane has accused Alex Ferguson of disloyalty towards his former players after details of the Scot’s controversial autobiography emerged yesterday.

Roy Keane has hit back at Alex Ferguson, accusing him of not knowing the meaning of loyalty after the former Manchester United manager savaged one of his once most trusted captains in his autobiography.

Roy Keane has accused Alex Ferguson of disloyalty, claiming that his former Manchester United manager ’does not know the meaning of the word’.

Verbal battles over Damian McBride’s memoirs at the Labour conference escalated into actual fisticuffs, as the ex-spin doctor’s publisher stepped in to stop a protester disrupting the publicity drive for his controversial memoirs.

The jury in the trial of Coronation Street’s Michael Le Vell will continue its deliberations today.

The jury in the trial of Coronation Street’s Michael Le Vell was told today it must decide if the alleged victim is telling the truth or set out to “quite literally destroy the life” of the actor.

The “courage” of the alleged sex abuse victim of Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell must be marked by guilty verdicts if she was telling the truth, jurors were told today.

Closing speeches in the trial of Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell are set to be heard today.

Alcoholic Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell told a jury today that he had never got so drunk that he raped a young girl.

Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell has told a jury that his “little dark secrets” are a string of one-night stands and not the sexual abuse of a young girl.

'Coronation Street' actor Michael Le Vell took the oath in a trembling voice before he gave evidence in his defence from the witness box at Manchester Crown Court today.

Coronation Street star William Roache has pleaded not guilty to committing historic sexual offences against five girls.

Coronation Street star Bill Roache will appear in court today for a further hearing over historic sexual offences against five girls.

Coronation Street star Chris Fountain has said ITV chiefs had “no choice” but to axe him from the show after online video clips of him delivering foul-mouthed raps – which included lyrics about rape – emerged online.

Simon Cowell will host a summit between the 'X Factor' judges on his holiday yacht.