No 10 said the plans were about “giving power from Westminster to local leaders” but also about tackling the “waste” from multiple layers of government. Angela Rayner, the Housing, Communities and ...

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under ...

Simon Harris was speaking after Israel announced it would be closing its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’.

A student accused of the murder of physical trainer Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach told police that he was not responsible and he would not “attack someone for no reason”, a court has heard.

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party after a gig. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, 29, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, were ...

The event was organised by the Colwyn Bay Amnesty Group, who were joined by members of three North Wales choirs.

Expert spelunker Ottavia Piana is blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave near the Italian city of Bergamo.

A 12-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of pensioner Bhim Kohli, who died after an alleged attack while walking his dog in a park near his home. Mr Kohli, aged 80, died ...

Diogo Dalot says there is “no space” at Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United for those unwilling to dig deep and “suffer” in the team’s pursuit of progress. A poor start to Erik ten Hag’s third season in ...

Emma Raducanu admits her off-court duties cost her energy following her US Open breakthrough but believes she has now found the right balance as she looks to move forward in 2025.

James Maddison struck twice to help Spurs claim a first win in six ahead of Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final tie.

Stephen Cottrell is due to take on many of the soon-to-step-down Archbishop of Canterbury’s official functions temporarily from early January.