The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the State Election Commission to complete gram panchayat elections within three months, making it clear that the polls will be held under the existing reservation framework, including a 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

Ideal if you're having visitors round this weekend, try this roast pork from John Torode and Lisa Faulkner.

Calls are being made to double parking fines amid claims a current £25 charge is failing to deter illegal parking in Kent towns.

A “drunken thug” who broke a man’s jaw in an unprovoked pub attack has avoided jail after a judge said he could make his life “very unpleasant”.

A decision on plans for 85 homes has been delayed, sparking concerns a council is “spoon-feeding” developers on the information it requires.

A much-loved Cubs leader who devoted 40 years to helping children learn new skills has died following a short battle with cancer.

A stray pig was shot dead before it could be rescued following a council’s decision to put it down for “animal welfare and public safety reasons”.

Punjab and Chandigarh are under an IMD orange alert for Thursday, October 15, as thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and isolated hailstorms are forecast. A yellow alert has been issued for Friday. The weather warning comes as harvested paddy lies exposed at grain markets across Punjab, raising concerns about crop damage. Conditions are expected to improve over the weekend.

An Aussie business owner has issued an open letter to Anthony Albanese.