The rules around donations to political parties need strengthening to “protect the electoral system from foreign interference”, the head of the elections watchdog has said. Vijay Rangarajan, chief ...

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in court in early January to face claims that he should be held in contempt for failing to turn over assets including a New York apartment ...

The UK has pledged a new £225 million package of support for Ukraine after the Defence Secretary said the situation in the country is “critical”. On a trip to Kyiv, John Healey said that the UK will ...

A Russian intelligence agency says it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. The suspect was ...

A leading health charity has sounded the alarm over a dip in the proportion of people taking up the offer for cancer screening as new figures show how effective the tests are at catching cancers early ...

There has been a “catastrophic” rise in deaths caused by drinking, leading public health experts have said. The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA) has called for urgent action from the Health Secretary to ...

The Government has announced it is doubling funds to support workers and businesses affected by job losses at a giant Tata steel plant. Ministers said an extra £15 million will be made available for ...

A former shadow employment minister is among those urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to ‘reconsider’ the decision.

A top lawyer representing Manchester City has claimed human rights issues would “distract” a new football regulator if it was required to consider them. Lord Pannick, who has previously been hired by ...

The northern giant hornet was first spotted five years ago but there have been no further sightings since 2021.

The homeowner was working in his garden when he spotted what he thought were baseballs but turned out to be the ancient beast’s teeth.

Humza Yousaf said he doubts his leadership could have survived the last general election, as he reflected on his fateful decision to end the SNP’s powersharing deal with the Scottish Greens. He also ...