Sue Gray has quit as as Downing Street chief of staff because of fears she was “becoming a distraction” to Sir Keir Starmer’s Government. There have been reports of tensions in Number 10 involving Ms ...

Pope Francis has named 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor.

A total of 973 migrants in 17 small boats crossed the English Channel to the UK on Saturday – the same day four people died – making it the busiest day of the year so far.

Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to reports of a man was on the aircraft, due to depart for Milan.

Taoiseach Simon Harris was speaking after a report that Russian intelligence recruited an Irish politician as an agent.

Ian Paterson is serving a 20-year jail sentence after carrying out unnecessary and unapproved procedures on more than 1,000 breast cancer patients.

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said the Government was ‘updating the rules’ to reflect post-election public expectations.

Voting has now opened for the public to have their say on naming one of Network Rail’s autumn leaf-busting trains.

SDLP leader Claire Hanna said she believes Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill should answer questions in the Assembly this week.

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell also criticised the move as ‘not a deal’ which previous Conservative foreign secretaries would ...

“The strength of world leaders must be focused on an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East – and we know at the heart of this situation is the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Reports in The Sunday Times said he failed to declare earnings of at least £65,000 from corporate events over the past 12 months.