Just hours later the ex-politicians and pro-democracy activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed the ...

The Health Secretary told the Commons he would ‘grip’ the issue of doctor substitution and transparency for patients.

All pensioner households in Northern Ireland affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to receive a one-off payment of £100. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the payment would be made before ...

Television presenter and DJ Alex Zane is hosting the annual festive lights switch on in Highgate (Image: PA) Two years ago Harry Potter star Rupert Grint drew a huge crowd as he switched on the ...

A prison workshop instructor had admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney at HMP Belmarsh.

Snow has been spotted falling across London this morning. Temperatures have dropped significantly, bringing wintry conditions to the capital. Send pictures and information to ...

One of the UK’s most senior police officers said the summer riots showed the damage that can be done if online hate is left unchecked.

Celebrities including Jeremy Clarkson, who warns the policy is a ‘blunderbuss’ that has hit farmers, joined a rally in Whitehall.

The UK’s commitment to Ukraine remains “ironclad”, Sir Keir Starmer said as Vladimir Putin ratcheted up nuclear tensions on the 1,000th day of the conflict. The Prime Minister said it was a “sobering ...

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission has said. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main opposition Waddani Party ...

The Archbishop of York has said he does not consider himself a candidate to replace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is quitting after a damning report into abuse cover-up in the Church of England.

Recently-appointed boss Laurent Freixe is aiming to make savings to channel spending into advertising and marketing as part of a turnaround plan.