The first ever female head of MI6 has been announced by Sir Keir Starmer to lead Britain’s secret service in the face of an “unprecedented scale” of threats faced by the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government’s welfare reforms must be pushed through in an indication there will be no more concessions to quell backbench unease over cuts to disability benefits.

Made up of celebrities and footballing stars, the fundraising match sees the England team take on Soccer Aid World XI FC to raise money for Unicef.

There is “grave concern” across Europe over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris was speaking after being in touch with European ...

US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan, presented to the US, to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official. The Israelis informed the Trump administration ...

Candles have been lit around a statue of Jawaharlal Nehru as members of the UK’s Indian community gathered to honour the victims of the Air India plane crash. About 150 people took part in the ...

Abdhiben Patel, 40, died days after flying to to care for her ill mother – but friends say she was anxious to go and deeply attached to her child ...

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran against retaliating on US targets in the Middle East while also predicting that Israel and Iran would “soon” make a deal to end their ...

Local media reported that scores of tourists were on the bridge when it collapsed, plunging many into the swollen river.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that if the Israeli strikes on Iran stop, then ‘our responses will also stop’.

French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by US President Donald Trump, carrying a “message of solidarity and friendship” from France and the European ...

Liam Gallagher has slammed a Scottish council after officials were accused of suggesting Oasis fans are “drunk, middle-aged and fat”. The remarks were revealed in safety briefings drawn up ahead of ...