The first ever female head of MI6 has been announced by Sir Keir Starmer to lead Britain’s secret service in the face of an “unprecedented scale” of threats faced by the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government’s welfare reforms must be pushed through in an indication there will be no more concessions to quell backbench unease over cuts to disability benefits.

There is “grave concern” across Europe over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris was speaking after being in touch with European ...

Made up of celebrities and footballing stars, the fundraising match sees the England team take on Soccer Aid World XI FC to raise money for Unicef.

Tim Eaton from Southern Water received the fatberg from Dan Roberts of The National Poo Museum. (Image: Southern Water) Dan Roberts, curator at The National Poo Museum based on the Isle of Wight, said ...

Each one has been handmade by pupils across the diocese who have also written a short prayer on each of their creations.

Attendance appeared to fall far short of early predictions that as many as 200,000 people would attend the festival and ...

Canada has agreed to ratify Britain’s accession to a major trans-Pacific trade pact as Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Carney revived talks on a stalled bilateral deal.

US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan, presented to the US, to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official. The Israelis informed the Trump administration ...

Candles have been lit around a statue of Jawaharlal Nehru as members of the UK’s Indian community gathered to honour the victims of the Air India plane crash. About 150 people took part in the ...

Abdhiben Patel, 40, died days after flying to to care for her ill mother – but friends say she was anxious to go and deeply attached to her child ...