Speaking on the sidelines of the annual session of China’s national congress, Wang Wentao reiterated Beijing’s calls for ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to be up to the task and has proposed an 800 billion euro (£651 ...

Triple killer Kyle Clifford has been convicted of raping his ex-partner in an attack which saw him murder her and her sister with a crossbow and their mother with a butcher’s knife.

The Sentencing Council published new guidelines for courts to follow when imposing community and custodial sentences on Wednesday.

Judge John McConnell granted the request for a preliminary injunction from nearly two dozen Democratic states.

London gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney described his pain and how he did not want to “waste having a wicked life” in videos he made before his death, an inquest has heard. Courtney, 64, who ...

Pictures show people wearing life jackets coming ashore in Dover, Kent after disembarking from a Border Force boat on Thursday.

The defendants, four men aged 46 to 58 and a 77-year-old woman, were accused of founding or being a member of terror organisation United Patriots.

A Number 10 spokesman suggested it was usual for ministers to make clear if they think decisions should be taken at a ministerial level rather than by local councils. The go-ahead on the proposed ...

The armed forces minister said increasing defence spending to 2.5 was the start of a much bigger process of building a modern military.