A new Armed Forces watchdog will be a “powerful independent voice” for service men and women, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill will establish the Armed Forces ...

Stella Creasy criticised the Government’s plan to implement the regulations in 2026, claiming they should be put in place sooner.

Joe Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain and potentially crucial new factor to the war on the eve of its 1,000-day ...

Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city ...

Three premature babies received total parenteral nutrition feed, contaminated by Bacillus cereus, while undergoing care in hospital.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted “respectful” relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese president since 2018.

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 ...

The UK has announced fresh sanctions against Iran for aiding Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine. Iran’s national airliner Iran Air will be subject to an asset freeze in response to the country’s transfer ...