The Morning Poll: Do you agree with the Education Secretary that public speaking should be assessed in GCSEs?

Education Secretary Lucy Powell was told 'children will be the losers' after she announced 'speaking skills' will become just as important as reading and writing in GCSE assessments.

Born in Didsbury, the south Manchester suburb where she still lives, Lucy Powell attended Beaver Road primary and Parrs Wood High School.

Two men allegedly arrived at a Sydney car park to collect what they believed was a $17 million shipment of cocaine - but it went horribly wrong.

'Get down!' the Ukrainian commander bellows, as a high-speed drone armed with a 105kg warhead hurtles across the field.

Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances of the death, including whether it was targeted.

The 39-year-old former stripper insisted that all his significant relationships had been with women older than himself as he gave evidence at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday.

Behind the public declarations of unity, two currents of discontent are running through Labor at once.

Diddy's luxurious prison lifestyle has landed him in serious danger, insiders say, as mystery surrounds what happened behind bars to earn him an urgent hospital visit in the middle of...

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of mourners are expected to attend a public celebration of life for Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte in his Texas hometown on Friday.

At the far end of the soulless, rectangular room, a witness related corporate tensions from 15 years ago

Mahrah Al Nahyan - a member of the fabulously rich Abu Dhabi royal family estimated to be worth £250bn - spent two days at the £200-a-night Airbnb in Kensington,...