The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a north-west London church. Shots were fired in Gifford Road, Brent, at about 9.15pm ...

A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others, officials said.

A state of emergency has been declared after a wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside ...

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at brokerage Peel Hunt, said: “If bond yields rise further, Reeves may be forced to make the economically damaging decision of further increasing taxes or cutting ...

Scotland’s Justice Secretary has refused to say if the Government knows the identities of police officers investigating the SNP’s finances.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims said Mrs Badenoch had “wrongly claimed” its report on defining Islamophobia gave such an example. In a statement, i ...

The country’s acting leader has expressed concern over unrest involving law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.

Seafarers at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have voted to accept an improved pay offer, ending a long-running dispute. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the deal includes “significant ...

A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals in England grapple with high demand. It comes as several NHS trusts declared critical incidents because of sustained ...

A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.

The 18-man squad is overseen by head coach Michael Yardy and includes 16-year-old off-spinner Farhan Ahmed, younger brother of England international Rehan, highly-rated leg-spinner Tazeem Ali and ...