A government notification said that parliament was dissolved effective from midnight, with elections set for November 14.

The Supreme Court has allowed the US state of Missouri to proceed with its plan to execute death row inmate Marcellus Williams, rejecting a last-ditch request to intervene on his behalf. The justices ...

Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer said it had been a very difficult to strike the right balance during the coronavirus ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be out for “a long, long time” and requires surgery, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The influential Spain international limped off during the first half of the ...

The Prime Minister will use his speech at the UN General Assembly to set out how the UK will play its part in world affairs.

Enzo Maresca made 11 changes to his Chelsea line-up for the visit of Barrow in the Carabao Cup third round, but a fine start to the Italian’s Stamford Bridge tenure was never at risk of being derailed ...

Another woman has sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that the music mogul and his head of security raped her and recorded it on video at his New York recording studio in 2001.

US President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House has announced. Mr Biden had promised during a summit of African ...

The Duke of Sussex has said tourism is a “double-edged sword” that can harm communities, as his travel sustainability organisation celebrated its five-year anniversary. Harry said his comments were ...

Manchester City survived a late scare to get back to winning ways after Sunday’s draining draw against Arsenal with a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the Carabao Cup.

Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed are “appalling” and the former Harrods owner never struck him as an “upstanding gent”. The ...

The judge said Caroline Ellison’s co-operation in the case was ‘very substantial’ but not a get-out-of-jail-free card.