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Russia has accused the British government of “provocative statements” and an “escalation of militaristic hysteria” after the defence secretary warned a Kremlin spy ship...

Scotland secured a place at the men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998 as stoppage-time goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean...

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will...

The home secretary has admitted the UK’s illegal immigrant numbers are “too high” – but said Nigel Farage can “sod off” after he claimed...

Satellite images reveal how a grassy field in Oxfordshire was transformed into an illegal waste site in just a few months. The site is...

Cold health alerts have been issued for large parts of the UK from midday on Monday until Saturday morning. The UK Health Security Agency...

Donald Trump has said he will sue the BBC for between $1bn and $5bn over the editing of his speech on Panorama. The US...

Back in June, it was the U-turn on welfare that raised eyebrows. Now it’s a perceived volte-face on tax. After weeks of suggestions that...

An “incredibly dangerous” sex offender who drugged his victims and installed spy cameras around his home has been jailed for life with a minimum...

A man has been given a 13-month prison sentence for stealing Banksy’s famous Girl With Balloon print from a London gallery. Larry Fraser, 49,...

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less...

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a speech in a Panorama programme in 2024. The corporation said it was...

A damning independent report into the failings by the various authorities who came into contact with Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old should never...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has defended a new round of resident doctor walkouts starting on Friday, insisting medics’ pay is still “way down”...

Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to fight any challenge to his leadership rather than stand aside, amid claims of plotting by MPs being compared...

Groups tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material could be given more powers to protect children online under a proposed new law. Organisations like the...

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has defended the BBC as a crisis initiated by an edit of a Donald Trump speech engulfs the corporation. The...

A senior NHS manager, described by a judge as “devious, scheming and manipulative”, has been jailed for 28 years for raping and sexually assaulting...

The BBC’s director-general Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News, have resigned from their positions. The bosses announced their departures on...