On a freezing, foggy evening in December, the House of Commons finally formally responded to the last major financial sleaze scandal to hit parliament, and in...
MPs have earned £17.1m on top of their salaries in this parliament, with around two-thirds of the money going to just 20 MPs. As part of...
In the gloom of her kitchen, Halyna Bereznitska prepares the Christmas meal. Russian attacks on the energy grid have left many here in Kyiv reliant on...
A teacher who was critically injured when she was shot by a six-year-old pupil in the US is showing signs of improvement, authorities say. The woman...
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has told Sky News she “could weep for the five years” lost by the decision to abolish the organisation...
Boris Johnson had a “problem” in responding to a controversial report on race due to his “bad track record on the issue”, one of its lead...
A campaign is under way to introduce paid leave for parents who suffer a miscarriage. SNP MP Angela Crawley is introducing a private member’s bill that...
Nurses have said they will call off strike action later this month if the government discusses pay for this year – but ministers are standing by...
Junior doctors will go on strike for the second time ever in March – if they vote for industrial action in a ballot beginning next week....
The prime minister found talks on the NHS crisis “highly valuable”, his spokesperson has said, as the health secretary tweeted two possible “solutions” that may help...
Multiple videos of a crowd in China attacking and flipping over a police car have gone viral on social media, marking another incident of civil disobedience...
Two men have been hanged for allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during protests, Iranian authorities have said. They were named as Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad...
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the new US Speaker after winning the 15th vote as tensions boiled over in Congress. Mr McCarthy’s party had...
A six-year-old boy has left a teacher with life-threatening injuries after shooting her inside a classroom, US police have said. No students or other members of...
Six journalists have been detained after a video surfaced appearing to show the president of South Sudan wetting himself. The footage was widely shared last month...
A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in...
A man has admitted to stealing more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts from distinguished authors said to include Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood and Sally Rooney. Filippo Bernardini,...
At least 29 people have been killed in Mexico following violent clashes and hours of shootouts prompted by the capture of one of Joaquin “El Chapo”...
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the new US Speaker after winning the 15th vote as tensions boiled over in Congress. Mr McCarthy’s party had...
Police investigating the death of a Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist who was found stuffed in a metal box have arrested a suspect. A murder inquiry is under...