Lisa Cook was appointed to the Fed’s board by then-president Joe Biden in 2022 and is the first black woman to serve as a governor.

A screening tool used to assess the support needs of domestic violence victims has “obvious problems”, according to the UK’s safeguarding minister. Jess Phillips, minister for safeguarding and ...

Hundreds of gullies have been reported as blocked in Oldham, as residents and councillors complain the grids on their highways have started looking ‘more like gardens’.

Apprentices working for an Oldham social housing provider were filmed by Channel 4 cameras as they talked about the paths they chose following GCSEs ...

A resident of a hotel for migrants in Epping will face trial for allegedly trying to kiss a 14-year-old girl as she ate a pizza. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 41, is accused of approaching a group of ...

The Scottish Secretary is to visit the Navantia UK yard in Methil, Fife, on Tuesday, where the £8 million 1,400 tonne barge is being built.

A British explorer is attempting to travel the full length of one of the longest rivers in the world. Ash Dykes, 34, will journey 3,400 miles (5,400km) along China’s Yellow River, from its source to ...

Reform UK, which has sought to gain from public dissatisfaction about migration, will reveal its plans to tackle the small boats crisis.

Young people are being left at risk of drowning because of the “terrifying” closure of swimming pools over the past decade, a union has warned. The GMB union said its research backed up a study which ...

There are around 7,500 new cases of ovarian cancer in the UK every year, usually affecting women over the age of 50.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the New Homes Accelerator was ‘breaking down the barriers’ stopping new homes from being built.

This year’s Notting Hill Carnival has seen far fewer incidents of serious violence than in recent years, the Metropolitan Police said. There have so far been 423 arrests over the two main days, ...