A lawyer defending rapper Jay-Z in his fight against rape allegations has outlined a range of evidence to prove accusations levied against the hitmaker are “provably, demonstrably false”.

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother will be sentenced later for killing the 10-year-old after years of horrific abuse. Last week, Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty ...

Residents in parts of Surrey and south London have been told water supplies are “starting to return to normal” after a major fault at a water company’s treatment works. Sutton and East Surrey (SES) ...

The Government faces renewed pressure to designate China a threat to national security after the naming of an alleged Chinese spy with close links to the Duke of York. Yang Tengbo, who denies ...

Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo is said to have been a “close” confidant of the Duke of York and was pictured with politicians including Lord David Cameron and Baroness Theresa May. Mr Yang, 50, was ...

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 17 December https://t.co/DmqLGLOZEj pic.twitter.com/gMhRe87mNh The Daily Express writes that the Prime Minister has been given an ...

Customers who suffer problems like low water pressure could receive payments of up to £250 – compared to the £25 currently available, Defra said.

The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – or face court.

Watson, 55, and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy.

The British actor plays a chief executive named Benedict Lumberjack whose company is benefitting from deforestation.

Google has named Debbie Weinstein, a senior executive for the tech giant in the UK, as its president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Until now, Ms Weinstein has been the US firm’s vice ...

Photographs showed senior officials, including the UK’s special representative for Syria, Ann Snow, meeting HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Mohammed al-Golani, in Damascus on Monday.