Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

Scotland’s police chief has said the force has a “resolute determination” to solve the murder of a banker who was shot on his doorstep exactly 20 years ago. Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was ...

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.

The estimates, covering the previous Conservative government’s administration prior to the general election, have since dropped by 20% and stood at 728,000 in the latest period for the year to June ...

Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The Constitutional Court in Bucharest ...

Daniel Khalife made headlines in September 2023 when he escaped from HMP Wandsworth where he was awaiting trial accused of spying for Iran. Here is a timeline of events leading up to his conviction.

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, between June 2015 and June 2016.

Brits are terrible at taking vitamin D but flock for vitamin sea – as the nation sees a boom in winter getaways following the coolest summer in ...

With Black Friday fast approaching, new research reveals that the nation is taking a mindful approach to spending this year.

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered and the rescue effort ...