The deal returns sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, but will see the UK lease back a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands.

Flagship planning reforms which are “critical” to the delivery of Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes have cleared the Commons. MPs voted by 306 to 174, majority 132, to approve the Planning ...

Manchester City have completed the signing of France midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon for an initial fee of 36million euros (£30.5m). The 21-year-old moves after an impressive season with Lyon in ...

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.

Heather Watson had earlier set up a second-round meeting with fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will take on Terence Crawford in a Las Vegas super-fight on September 13 – with UFC president Dana White announced as the bout’s co-promoter.

Emma Raducanu got her grass court singles season off to an emphatic start after wrapping up a swift 6-1 6-2 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa to book her place in the second round at Queen ...

The Police Federation said officers in Co Antrim faced attacks which were ‘totally mindless, unacceptable and feral’.

In a letter to HMRC, Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said that to discover the information during a session ‘is unacceptable’.

The Israeli military says it has fired warning shots at people who approached its forces in a ‘suspicious’ manner.

Plaid Cymru has called for the First Minister of Wales to condemn the UK government for “betraying Wales” on rail funding. Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid, criticised the UK Labour Government for ...

Supermarkets Aldi, Co-op, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose and M&S own-brand wins all beat huge vineyards in the International Wine ...