Sir Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted “respectful” relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese president since 2018.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying proposals.

Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is taking legal action against the Department for Business and Trade over arms export licences.

Sara Sharif’s stepmother and uncle have declined to give evidence in their trial for the 10-year-old’s murder. Over two weeks in the witness box, Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, had blamed his wife ...

A teenager who fatally assaulted a bus driver after being refused permission to travel because he was drunk has been sentenced to four years and four months in custody. Keith Rollinson, 58, died of ...

Analysts at the think tank estimate that Mr Trump’s tariff plans could reduce UK gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.9 by the end of his term.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has announced major changes following a harrowing report on the treatment of women and girls in custody.

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli ...

The major shift in policy comes as Joe Biden is set to leave office following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory ...

An Israeli strike early on Sunday in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital has ...

Ukraine has been lobbying western allies for months for permission to use such weapons to strike targets within Russian territory.

Christopher Bell, 45, formerly of Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to being the owner of a dog which caused injury leading to death while ...