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..

Brighton and Hove in East Sussex has been ranked as the second least-affordable for renters in the UK, with only London being more expensive.

George Bernard Reynolds was the first person to discover oil in Iran and the Middle East, doing so in 1908, eventually leading to the formation of BP.

A south coast dialect is being celebrated in a UK-wide study of regional swearing and slang, so The Argus asked readers for their favourite swear words.

Smoque's, a takeaway burger restaurant in Brighton, East Sussex, has received the lowest possible food hygiene rating following an inspection.