A £20,000 reward has been offered for information about a fatal shooting in Hertfordshire, as the victim’s father described him as “family orientated” and “loved”. Mustapha Jatta, 30, died from ...

Sarah, Duchess of York will also miss the royal family’s festive gathering in Norfolk, as will Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Cumberland Council has secured a further £5 million from the Department for Transport to improve local bus services.

It is not the Government’s job to redraw the map of England, a minister has said, as he ruled out creating “supercouncils” through a reform of town halls. Local government minister Jim McMahon said ...