Around 50 European officials will also be seeking a strong common stance on Russia at a one-day summit on Thursday.

Dame Karen Pierce was appointed in 2020 and navigated Donald Trump’s final year of his first presidential term.

As the president-elect prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the US.

Ofwat has set out new standards for water firms to improve their services for vulnerable customers amid concerns that many eligible households are missing out.

A student has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after he killed a young man in a hit-and-run while driving at more than twice the speed limit. Ralph Fairhurst, 26, ploughed into Kyle Middlemass, ...

The Education Secretary made her comments in a speech to hundreds of school and academy trust leaders in Birmingham.

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was suspended from Labour after footage emerged appearing to show him hit a man in the street.

Julian Mead was charged last month with taking a dog so as to keep it from the person with lawful control but appeared in court on different charges.

UK interest rates have been cut for the second time this year, as the Bank of England forecast a “gradual” reduction in borrowing costs despite uncertainty following the autumn Budget. The Bank’s ...

Monthly mortgage payments have been ‘eating up’ a much larger proportion of incomes, debt help charity StepChange said.

In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away almost everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses ...

The widow of an Olympic champion is appealing for the return of two of his medals after they were stolen during a burglary. Richard Meade won the team eventing and individual eventing golds at the ...