Sajid Javid has announced he will not stand in the next general election, saying being an MP had been “the privilege of [his] life”. The former...
Matt Hancock has said he was warned the COVID pandemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the UK two months before the country was...
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to abolish the House of Lords in his first term if he were to be elected as prime minister. Speaking to...
Sir Keir Starmer will promise the “biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people”, as the Labour leader launches a report recommending handing...
Iran’s attorney general has said the morality police, the force which detained Mahsa Amini and enforces the country’s dress code has been “closed”. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri...
France await the winner of England’s World Cup last-16 clash with Senegal after strikers Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe both broke scoring records in a comfortable...
Former Formula One driver Patrick Tambay has died aged 73. The French racing driver competed for Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault during two spells in F1 between...
At least nine people have died and eight others are missing after a group of worshippers were swept away by a flash flood during a religious...
Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after six months spent completing construction of the Tiangong station, state TV reported. Commander Chen Dong and astronauts...
The family home of female Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed abroad without wearing a hijab, has been demolished. Iran’s official judiciary news agency, Mizan,...
Chinese authorities have eased some COVID restrictions in selected cities across the country following recent widespread anti-lockdown protests. A slight ease in testing requirements is being...
US intelligence experts have said they expect a “reduced tempo” in fighting in Ukraine to last several months, with both sides looking to prepare for a...
An erupting volcano in Indonesia has spewed rivers of lava and sent a plume of ash 50,000ft into the air, as the authorities raised the alert...
Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th senior game with a goal to help see Argentina through to the World Cup quarter-finals by beating Australia. The footballing legend...
Football legend Pele has said he feels “strong” and has “a lot of hope” as he receives hospital treatment in his battle with colon cancer. The...
Harry Kane only has to think back to the past two tournaments to ease any doubts about not scoring so far at the World Cup, as...
Albanians should be barred from claiming asylum in the UK, the Immigration Minister has said. Robert Jenrick said such individuals should be “excluded from the right...
Royal Navy sailors came to the aid of four women who have taken up jobs at an isolated Antarctic scientific base – after heavy snowfall buried...
Football legend Pele is in a stable condition in hospital as he undergoes treatment for a respiratory infection, medics have said. The 82-year-old has responded well...
A woman has died and four people have been injured after a “rogue wave” hit a cruise ship in the Atlantic. The Viking Polaris was sailing...