The Business Secretary also suggested Britain would be unlikely to simply ‘replicate’ Washington’s stance towards China on trade.

No official casualty figures have been released but an AP reporter at the scene described significant casualties on the street.

An 81-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman died following serious injuries in south-east London. Brian James, of Dunwich Road, Bexleyheath, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on ...

A damaged Maltese ship carrying potentially explosive fertiliser has returned to Norfolk, sparking criticism of Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. MV Ruby arrived at Great Yarmouth’s harbour on Monday, ...

Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted that decisions he made during the Covid pandemic continue to “weigh heavily” upon him. Mr Swann also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he did ...

Cheshire Child Death Overview Panel said she heard concerns regarding Lucy Letby 10 months after they were first raised.

Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he believed it would have been ‘unethical and unnecessary’ to deploy the orders based on age ...

One of the capital’s main train routes linking north and south London will be shut over Christmas. Thameslink has revealed that no services will run between St Pancras and Sutton from Christmas Day ...

The UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s forces to hit targets deep inside Russia. Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to ...

The family of a German backpacker murdered in Northern Ireland has “trust and considerable hope” that a new inquest can deliver long-awaited answers about her death, a coroner has heard. The body of ...