The work will accelerate the development of hypersonic vehicles which travel faster than the speed of sound, John Healey said.

Donna Stevens, chief executive of the Girls’ Schools Association, has called Labour’s private school policy a ‘step backwards for equality’.

Downing Street refused to be drawn into a row over the tech billionaire’s criticisms of its plans to reform inheritance tax for farms.

Stormont’s former health minister Robin Swann has admitted that decisions he made during the Covid pandemic continue to “weigh heavily” upon him. Mr Swann also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he did ...

Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin asked defence minister Al Carns why documents about the 1982 attack on the Sir Galahad were being withheld.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 316,000 new businesses were created in 2023, down from 337,000 the year before.

Cheshire Child Death Overview Panel said she heard concerns regarding Lucy Letby 10 months after they were first raised.

The UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s forces to hit targets deep inside Russia. Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to ...

The Israeli military blames civilian deaths on Hamas, accusing militants of hiding among civilians and fighting from residential areas.

She was supported by fellow Labour peer and science minister Lord Vallance of Balham and independent crossbencher Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, a co-founder of travel website Lastminute.com and president ...

Ruben Amorim this week steps up preparations for his first match as Manchester United head coach. Ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to promoted Ipswich, the PA news agency takes a look at the ...

The incident happened on the day the King had an egg thrown at him in Luton before returning to the palace to host a reception.