Ferocious winds that drove the flames have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day on Thursday.

The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk, a key Trump ally, ...

Downing Street questioned whether Ms Truss would also be writing to ‘millions of people up and down the country’ who shared the ...

Commons leader Lucy Powell said many members see the ‘real, dangerous impact’ of ketamine as ministers consider upgrading the drug to class A.

The number of pupils in England off school without permission increased ahead of the Christmas holidays, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows that the unauthorised ...

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The session was the legislature’s 13th attempt ...

Cyclists and pedestrians who use Lowestoft's third crossing are being urged to be aware of some "planned improvement works" next week.

A celebrity osteopath who has pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism is under further police investigation after the discovery of more recording devices, a court has heard.

Lawyers for Liz Truss have sent a letter to Sir Keir Starmer about ‘false and defamatory public statements’ made about their client.

Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and spending plans since devolution, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has ...

Hundreds of schools have been closed across northern Scotland amid a weather warning for snow and ice which has been extended until Friday. The Met Office yellow weather warning covers Aberdeen, ...

The Chancellor has a long-planned trip to China scheduled for this week and Treasury minister Darren Jones described it as ‘important’ to ...