Andy Burnham will be among the potential Labour candidates to stand in the Makerfield by-election, the party’s ruling body has said..

British Gas has agreed to a £20 million payout and to compensate customers who had a prepayment meter installed without their permission, regulator Ofgem has said following an investigation..

Screening men for prostate cancer using a blood test is likely to reduce deaths from the disease, a new review has found, although experts stressed there are still risks around overdiagnosis and overtreatment..

Asda has been named the cheapest supermarket for branded groceries for the third consecutive month, with its standard prices even beating loyalty card deals at Tesco and Sainsbury’s, Which? has found..

The candidates for Hastings in the upcoming local elections have been announced.

A Seaford councillor has switched from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party.

West Sussex County Council said on April 20 that they will tell travellers to move their caravans from a green field site in Bognor Regis.

The A29 Church Hill in Pulborough will be off limits to all traffic for 11 days while unstable trees are cleared.