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) ...

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the ...

Mary Jane Veloso is allowed to return to her home country of the Philippines after it signed a ‘practical arrangement’ deal ...

Authorities deployed thousands of police officers to protect health workers following intelligence reports that insurgents ...

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.

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 ...

Friends of the Earth said that it and Greenpeace UK would intervene in support of five protesters seeking to appeal against their sentences.

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 ...

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