Watch: Matt Taylor has the forecast for the next few daysTrain travel disruption has continued for a second day after the scorching weather damaged parts of a rail track.Road...

Mark SimpsonBBC News NI communities correspondentPA MediaThe sun was shining for the first training day in PortrushGates open to the public for the first time on Sunday for The...

The leader of the Unite union says Labour is not defending working people and they are turning away from the party "in droves".Sharon Graham said Labour should be "seriously...

Seventy-one arrests have been made at protests across the UK against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, police have said.Forces in London, Cardiff and Manchester each made a...

Rebekah WilsonBBC News NIPacemakerThe main Belfast parade started its march from north BelfastCrowds have lined the streets of cities, towns and villages all over Northern Ireland to attend Twelfth...

BBC Weather watchers: Wendy HouseKeeping cool by the coastline at Sandwick in ShetlandScotland has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures passing 30C (86F) in...

Rail services have been cancelled after tracks were damaged in the hot weather, affecting fans travelling to a Stereophonics concert in Cardiff.Transport for Wales (TfW) apologised and said services...

Crowds have lined the streets of cities, towns and villages all over Northern Ireland on Saturday to attend Twelfth of July parades.Thousands of Orange Order members take part in...

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterIain WatsonPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesAngela Rayner is embroiled in an escalating row with Unite over her role in the long-running bin strikes in Birmingham.The union announced earlier it...

James W KellyBBC News, LondonGetty ImagesIan Blair led the Met Police from 2005 to 2008Former Metropolitan Police commissioner, Lord Blair, has died at the age of 72.He led the...

Simon KingLead Weather PresenterGetty ImagesHeat health alerts have been upgraded to amber for southern England, the Midlands and East of England as the third heatwave of the summer grips...

The lakeside Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia is smaller than Dundee United's Tannadice, while average crowds are lower than Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs.However, Kuhn is joining one of the richest clubs...