A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told the emergency services that they had just been play-fighting while they made their tea, a court heard. Simon ...

British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been detained since 2019 and his mother has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike.

Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre would be measured if there are fewer drug deaths and ‘harm reduction’.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced MPs after turbulence in the markets sent government borrowing costs up and the value of the pound down.

Comedian Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner announced. Slattery appeared on the Channel 4 comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and comedy shows Just A ...

She became Britain’s first female Chancellor in July against a daunting backdrop of a sluggish economy and competing demands for public spending.

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said on Tuesday. An Israeli official said progress has ...

The Government and Sizewell C distanced themselves from the new estimate, which would signal a doubling in price since 2020.

A man who has been charged with the attempted murder of a nurse at Royal Oldham Hospital has appeared in court for the first time. Roman Haque, of Yasmin Gardens, Royton, attended Manchester ...

Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

A promising drill artist and three gang associates have been jailed for life over the tit-for-tat revenge shooting of young father which was “glorified” in a rap video.

An amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill, back before the House of Commons on Tuesday, proposes to cap advance rent payments at one month’s rent.