Former prime minister Boris Johnson favoured an “authoritarian approach” to punishing people who failed to isolate during the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Policymakers also preferred ...

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

Eritreans have become the most common nationality of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel, new figures show. Some 1,291 arrivals in the first three months of 2025 were from ...

The Prince of Wales dubbed a new warship a “hell of a piece of kit – screams UK power” after it was officially named by his wife. Kate pressed a button to smash an exclusive bottle of whisky into the ...

The top five nationalities issued Refugee Family Reunion grants in the year to March were Syrian, Iranian, Afghan, Eritrean and Sudanese.

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said pitting the creative industries against artificial intelligence was ‘unnecessarily divisive’.

The number of asylum applications in the UK has hit a new high, though the backlog of cases waiting for a decision has fallen to its lowest level since 2021. A total of 109,343 people applied for ...

Sir Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will cost £101 million per year. The deal involves leasing back a crucial military ...

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether ...

Darwin Escapes is searching for Britain's next top dog at DogFest in Knebworth House. At DogFest, taking place on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, the luxury holiday park provider will be on the ...

Rap trio Kneecap have announced a surprise performance in London hours after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.

Prosecutors, police and medical professionals will be scrutinised by a two-year public inquiry into the fatal Nottingham attacks, the Government has announced. Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby ...