Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election for July 4, a contest polls suggest the Tories are on course to lose to Labour. The Prime Minister is set to name the early summer polling date in a ...

The sun’s magnetic field is created only 20,000 miles below its surface, scientists have said, shedding new light on the 400-year-old solar mystery that once puzzled Italian astronomer Galileo. Dark ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed earlier today: "There will be a general election in the second half of this year.” Asked at PMQs earlier today (Wednesday, May 22) whether he will call a snap ...

The Home Secretary has insisted the Government’s plan to cut legal migration levels is “working” despite figures signalling a jump in the number of people applying for work visas. James Cleverly ...

The Defence Secretary said UK and US intelligence undermines Beijing’s previous attempts to present itself as a moderating influence on Moscow.

A 24-hour amber warning for rain has been in place across parts of north Wales and north-west England since midday on Wednesday.

The Culture Secretary has said that the BBC “made an error” by not referring to Hamas as terrorists in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Questioned by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee ...

A British man who died when a flight to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence was “the most wonderful human being that you could ever know”, a friend has said. Geoff Kitchen, 73, suffered a suspected ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found average house prices increased by 1.8% in the 12 months to March. This lifted the average house price across the UK to £283,000, up from £281,000 in the ...

The UK Government should recognise the state of Palestine, Scotland’s External Affairs Secretary has said. Angus Robertson has urged UK ministers to join Ireland, Norway and Spain – who announced the ...

Public sector net borrowing came in £1.5 billion higher than in April 2023, partly pushed up by falling National Insurance contributions.

Consumer Prices Index inflation slowed to 2.3 in April, down from 3.2 in March, according to the Office for National Statistics.