Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Angling for perch and carp on the banks of the Bridgewater canal that flows through Runcorn in north-west ...

Catherine Chadwick is a Runcorn resident who wants to see more focus from politicians on the NHS and for more police on the streets In a quiet corner of Runcorn, a group of residents who've been ...

Since there’s rather a lot else going on right now, one could hardly stretch to calling Mike Amesbury’s thumping of a constituent “the punch heard around the world”. But it certainly echoed around his ...

The election in Runcorn and Helsby is due to take place on 1 May A by-election is taking place in the Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby on 1 May, following the resignation of the previous MP ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s first nine months in office have been far from easy. From the backlash against cuts to benefits, to mounting global instability and an impending trade war with the US, the prime ...

Reform UK has won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes - an extremely narrow victory that will serve as a major boost to Nigel Farage’s party. The party claimed victory in the early ...

As the town prepares for a byelection after Labour’s Mike Amesbury quits, locals say it is time for a change Spring has finally arrived, and as customers enjoy a drink or two in the sunshine outside ...

A major regeneration scheme is underway to help change the fortunes of a town on the Mersey that has struggled to find a place for itself in the post-industrial world. Although it was once known as a ...

Nigel Farage's Reform UK could be on the brink of inflicting defeat on Labour in the first by-election test for Sir Keir Starmer. A full recount is taking place in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election ...

Poll predicts Nigel Farage’s party will win comfortably in race to replace Mike Amesbury Dominic Penna is The Telegraph's Senior Political Correspondent, covering the biggest stories of the day from ...

The sentencing of the former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has sparked speculation that there could be a by-election in his constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. Will there be a by-election in Runcorn and ...

The first by-election of this Parliament is on Thursday and, from either a betting or political perspective, it is an absolute cracker. Many such contests are one-sided, and only a select few have the ...