The chancellor has insisted he is “not going anywhere” amid the economic turmoil in the UK and said he remains “totally focused” on delivering the government’s...
A senior Iranian official has questioned excessive state enforcement of the country’s compulsory hijab laws – following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. Ali Larijani,...
As Liz Truss faces open revolt in her own party over her tax cut plans, her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will today try and reassure the IMF...
North Korea says it has test-fired long range cruise missiles, hitting a target 1,240 miles (2,000km) away. Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the tests and said...
A jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965m (£870m) in damages to families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting. After...
Qatar’s World Cup chief has told the English and Welsh FAs to focus on their teams rather than demanding compensation for migrant workers. In a wide-ranging...
The UK will for the first time give Ukraine a number of powerful missiles to defend against Russian airstrikes, but it is not providing the weapons...
Liz Truss has pledged not to cut public spending to balance the books in her first PMQs since the chancellor’s contentious mini-budget – despite a leading...
UK government borrowing costs have hit a 20-year high after the Bank of England confirmed its emergency bond-buying programme will end on Friday as planned. On...
Liz Truss has said publicly what Downing Street has said privately for some time: that there will “absolutely” be no public spending cuts. The prime minister...
Downing Street has said that “all options” remain on the table regarding moving the early May bank holiday to coincide with the King’s coronation – as...
Nagib’s small feet poke out from a bundled blue shroud. His body is far too small for his three years of age. He is shrunken by...
Ireland’s football association and the women’s team manager have apologised after players sang a song referencing the IRA while celebrating their World Cup qualification. Videos circulated...
Jacob Rees-Mogg has declared his confidence in the governor of the Bank of England, but disputed that pension funds are at “systemic” risk. Speaking to Sky...
A deliberate attack on NATO energy supplies will be met with a “united and determined response”, the alliance’s chief has vowed. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg pledged to...
Renewable energy generators and nuclear power plants face having their revenues capped as part of new government legislation. The Energy Prices Bill will be introduced in...
Kwasi Kwarteng has promised his upcoming economic plan will be “relentlessly upbeat” as some of his own MPs seemed doubtful of his direction. Speaking in the...
A leading Tory former minister has suggested Prime Minister Liz Truss abandon a flagship policy to keep down corporation tax to avoid savage cuts to public...
Labour MP Sam Tarry has demanded further details about a vote which led to him being deselected as a candidate by his local members, calling it...
A “historic deal” has been signed by Lebanon and Israel that has the potential to ease security and economic concerns in both countries. The neighbours have...