Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the non-profit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world’s largest philanthropic ...

Campaigners had said the Criminal Justice Bill was drafted so widely it could result in rough sleepers being arrested or fined for smelling bad.

A “pretty” teacher told a court she felt lonely and “liked” attention after a break-up but denied having sex with teenagers. Rebecca Joynes said she struggled during the Covid restrictions and a ...

The so-called ‘common sense minister’ also launched a crackdown on non-standard lanyards worn by civil servants.

A health minister has apologised after a new report concluded that poor care in maternity services is “frequently tolerated as normal”. The parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma is calling for a ...

Michael Cohen has directly implicated former president Donald Trump in a hush money scheme, telling jurors that his celebrity client approved hefty payouts to stifle stories about sex that he feared ...

Upgrades to a stretch of the Cinder Track have been approved between Burniston and Cloughton after accessibility concerns were raised.

The Defence Secretary said Moscow’s outgoing defence minister Sergei Shoigu has overseen mass civilian suffering in Ukraine.

Previews of a speech by Rishi Sunak feature heavily on the front pages of Monday’s newspapers. The Daily Telegraph says the Prime Minister will “kickstart his general election campaign” by setting out ...

Chertsey in Surrey recorded the warmest temperature of 27.5C on Sunday while 25.3C was recorded in Usk in South Wales, the Met Office said.

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed chairman of online retailer Very Group, which owns Very and Littlewoods. The Conservative MP, who last week said he would stand down at the next ...

British dramas Happy Valley, Top Boy and The Sixth Commandment were the big winners at the Bafta Television Awards. Sarah Lancashire was named best leading actress for her portrayal of no-nonsense ...