The Cabinet is united behind efforts to slash the welfare bill, one of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest allies said as the ...

Israel says the operation is open-ended and expected to expand, raising fears of the 17-month-old war fully reigniting.

David Lammy has reiterated the need for an “enduring and a lasting peace” in Ukraine, ahead of talks with the EU’s high representative on foreign affairs. The Foreign Secretary hosted Kaja Kallas at ...

Downing Street declined to say whether David Lammy would correct the record after making the remarks in the Commons.

The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105. Born ...

Life expectancy in the UK has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, new estimates suggest. A baby girl born between 2021 and 2023 can expect to live for an average of 82.8 years, while a baby boy is ...

The US president and Vladimir Putin are due to speak on Tuesday about the US-Ukraine plan for a 30-day ceasefire.

Shabana Mahmood said January saw the highest average monthly growth of the prison population in almost two years as she re-enacted the move.

A member of a South African research team that is confined for more than a year at an isolated Antarctica base was put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed ...

Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party says it is returning to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. His party had left the coalition after Mr Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire ...

Women are nearly three times as likely to seek investment advice from their partner as men, according to the research for Columbia Threadneedle.

The former home of the giant pandas which previously lived at Edinburgh Zoo is being transformed into a habitat for sloth bears. It will be the first time the zoo welcomes the vulnerable species, ...