Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in New York, making him the first ex-president to face criminal charges. The case against him centres...
In the midst of a comeback, it is quite the comedown. The courthouse in New York’s Bowery district – aka ‘Skid Row’ before its gentrification –...
Finland has moved a step closer to becoming a NATO member after Turkey’s parliament ratified its accession to the alliance. Turkey was the last of NATO’s...
Espionage charges against a US reporter arrested in Russia are “ridiculous”, the White House has said. Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich was held in the...
Labour’s top second jobs earner David Lammy has conceded if MPs are banned from having outside earnings “I will have to live with that”. The shadow...
Pope Francis is “progressively improving”, the Vatican has said, after he was admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said the 86-year-old –...
Sir Keir Starmer says he is “prepared to be ruthless” to ensure Labour wins the next election, including when it comes to his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn....
Sir Keir Starmer will promise “lower taxes for working people”, as he launches Labour’s local election campaign on Thursday. Speaking in Swindon, the party leader will...
An MP who travelled by train with COVID in the early stages of the pandemic is facing a 30-day suspension from the House of Commons –...
Up to 31 people have died after a ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines. The Coast Guard Commodore Rejard...
Pope Francis will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection, the Vatican says. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said the 86-year-old...
Local Tory councils have threatened to take legal action against the government over its plans to house asylum seekers in disused military bases in their areas....
Rishi Sunak’s wife is a shareholder in a childcare agency that will benefit from a major new policy announced in the spring budget. The prime minister...
Tory MP Julian Knight has been cleared by the police after an allegation of serious sexual assault. Mr Knight, who had been the chair of the...
Scotland’s new First Minister Humza Yousaf has unveiled his cabinet appointments. New Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has replaced Kate Forbes as finance secretary. Michael Matheson...
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has vowed to steal votes from Labour and the Conservatives at the local elections – as he launched his campaign...
Rishi Sunak described Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only female Speaker of the House of Commons, as “remarkable” as he joined Sir Keir Starmer at her funeral....
Humza Yousaf has been legally sworn in as Scotland’s sixth first minister. The 37-year-old is now Keeper of the Scottish Seal after taking the oath of...
Humza Yousaf has been legally sworn in as Scotland’s sixth first minister. The 37-year-old is now Keeper of the Scottish Seal after taking the oath of...
Kate Forbes has rejected a job offer from Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf and will return to the backbenches after serving in government for almost...