Sheffield and South Yorkshire's Essentials

The last thing I was expecting to discover on the doorstep of a Falkirk house was a 70-year-old woman crying at the near 16% council tax rise she and tens of thousands of others face next month.

The chancellor has insisted that "we do need to get a grip" on the welfare budget, saying the "current system is not working for anyone".

Police have been given a second extension as they continue to question the skipper of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday.

The UK economy shrank at the start of 2025, according to official figures which had been expected to show further meagre growth.

The moon has turned red in an event known as a blood moon following a lunar eclipse - which was partly visible in the UK just before dawn on Friday.

Reform UK's most senior woman has told Sky News the Rupert Lowe row "doesn't look great" and she doesn't "want to see it in the news any more days". 

Labour MPs and officials briefing against work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall should "shut up", Harriet Harman has said.

Stephen Graham says the rise of "misogynistic tendencies" is concerning and we're "all accountable to an extent" to finding a solution.

You have to have a thick skin to take part in Eurovision which might be why last year's UK entrant, singer Olly Alexander, has already reached out to this year's hopefuls to talk about the pitfalls of putting yourself out there.

Hollyoaks star Paul Danan died from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, an inquest has heard.

The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, will soon find out if they can be released from prison.

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault charges in Australia.

British actress Simone Ashley says she believes the industry has "come a long way" in terms of diversifying - but says the process is ongoing.

A drill rapper turned TikTok wildlife presenter hopes to "bridge the gap" between young people and climate change.

Gene Hackman's wife died from a rare infectious disease around a week before the actor died, medical investigators have said.