Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo has described the UK’s position on its dealings with China as “inconsistent and erratic” and said allegations against him are “entirely unfounded”.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said goalkeeper Robert Sanchez cannot “make a mistake every game” and expect to keep his place as he hinted he could turn to understudy Filip Jorgensen for Monday’s ...

Scotland kick off their Guinness Six Nations campaign at home to Italy on Saturday. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at five talking points ahead of the Murrayfield showdown.

Mrs Badenoch had disputed Reform’s claim that its membership had overtaken that of the Conservatives, accusing Mr Farage of “fakery”.

The forward has impressed the Manchester United coach in contrast to Marcus Rashford, whose absence continues.

The family of two sisters who vanished earlier this month have been informed after a woman’s body was found in a river close to where they were last seen. The body was recovered from the River Dee in ...

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

Sir Keir Starmer will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the weekend, Downing Street has confirmed. The two leaders are due to meet on Sunday, and comes as the Government is looking to reset its ...

Captain Caelan Doris is braced for the “ultimate test” when Ireland begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive Guinness Six Nations title against rivals England. The back-to-back ...

Labour has accused the Conservatives of showing “some real brass neck” after a shadow minister said Britain needed a better “work ethic”. Asked whether he thought Britain was missing “a belief in hard ...

Dame Emily Thornberry has said the BBC World Service “must be preserved – if we lose it, we won’t be able to get it back”, ahead of the funding settlement for the broadcaster.

The bridge blockade is planned to mark three months since a concrete construction collapsed at a railway station in November, killing 15 people.