Provisional Home Office figures show 33,973 people have arrived in the UK after making the crossing so far this year.

Ministers are calling on banks and investors to step up support for the UK’s defence sector despite pressure from activists over ethical concerns. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and minister for ...

Pope Francis has called on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce, if not outright cancel, debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year. In a ...

Lennox Lewis is confident that boxing’s greatest prize has not been tarnished by the current trend for celebrity contests including Mike Tyson’s clash with Youtuber Jake Paul.

NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus levels and A&E pressures. Here are the key figures from both reports: An ...

The Disney+ movie sees the singer looking back on his life as he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith argued that a trade deal with the US would be a ‘game-changer’ for the UK.

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, NHS England said, as it warned of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals”. Health leaders said that ...

New episodes will see his character return to the show as a counsellor, living in Manchester and no longer working in education.

A high-profile barrister has told of her relief as “more than two-and-a-half years of hell” came to an end after a professional misconduct case against her was dismissed. Women’s rights campaigner Dr ...

Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman has described the Government’s plan for change as a “fine, fat Herefordshire beef cow” due to it being “full of nutrition but with a certain amount of unnecessary ...

John Lewis and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft have chosen the “cover star” of the retailer’s Christmas ad theme song following a nationwide competition. Mel Raeburn said it was “an honour” to ...