Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

A trail in North Wales has been named one of the best pub walks in the UK by one of the world's leading outdoor experts. There's nothing better than heading out for a nice walk in the fresh air, ...

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.