The Tories will look to lay amendments to the legislation – set to be renamed the Universal Credit Bill – and party leader Mrs Badenoch is due to deliver a speech on welfare on Thursday. Among the ...

US-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as prime minister Benjamin ...

The storm killed at least 32 people, including 14 children. The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (eight metres) in ...

It is one of more than 300 cases involving charities in the past 18 months related to the Middle East conflict, the regulator said.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. The absence ...

Next month will see “the second time Kneecap have beat the British Government in court”, the Irish rap trio said at their largest gig to date. The 45,000-strong crowd in Finsbury Park, London watched ...

David Lammy has said that a “stable Syria is in the UK’s interests” as the UK re-established diplomatic relations with the Middle Eastern nation. The Foreign Secretary has visited Damascus, the first ...

Optometrists have issued a warning to everyone who wears contact lenses as the summer holidays approach. With the warmer weather arriving, many of us will be eyeing up the pool as a way to cool off.

The designation as a terror group means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is a criminal offence punishable by jail.

MP James McMurdock has said “all” of his “business dealings” complied with regulations after he resigned the Reform UK whip amid questions related to Covid loans.

Michael Alexander of Sherwood Crescent, Bonnyrigg, pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner by seizing her by the body, sitting on top of her and pinning her to the ground at a ho ...

The 50-year-old singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, announced her engagement to hairdresser Rory McPhee in October 2022.