Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in ...

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after a stabbing on Westminster Bridge, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers were called at about 10.45am on Sunday after a fight reportedly broke out on ...

A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after one man died and another was seriously injured in a shooting in Birmingham has been released from the investigation. Police were called to Rotton ...

A financial package for developing nations agreed at Cop29 is “woefully inadequate”, according to climate campaign group Greenpeace. The 300 billion dollar (£239.5 billion) agreement, which is ...

Verstappen finished fifth at Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, one place ahead of British driver Lando Norris, to emulate Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel as a four-time world champion. Only Lewis ...

An Israeli strike on an army centre in Lebanon has killed one soldier and injured 18 others, the Lebanese military said. It was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes that have killed more than 40 ...

Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do ...

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.