Labour MP Diane Abbott said she has no regrets about comments on racism which led to her being suspended by the party. The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was suspended by the Labour Party in ...

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being “taken seriously” is “appalling to me” after post-Brexit issues meant he was unable to see his Spamalot musical opening in ...

Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection. Tom Curry ...

Britain’s jobless rate has struck its highest level for four years as workers also faced another slowdown in wage growth, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the ...

Strikes by French air traffic control (ATC) workers are creating “unexpected and significant costs for all airlines”, easyJet’s boss said. Kenton Jarvis, chief executive of the Luton-based carrier, ...

The RNLI has issued a reminder to dispose of emergency beacons responsibly following a false alert this week that triggered a lifeboat search. The St Catherine’s inshore lifeboat was launched on ...

REPORTING online bullying needs to be made a clearer and simpler process, the children’s commissioner has argued. And there needs to be mechanisms for online platforms to take down harmful content ...

A variety of grape described as “Mojito flavoured” because of their similarity to the classic cocktail is to go on sale in the UK next week. The Co-op said the new variety had been named “Mojito Fresh ...

BBC News’ chief executive has said there is a difference between politicians in the Hamas-run government and members of the terrorist group’s military, in comments about a pulled documentary on Gaza.

The Prime Minister will pledge to rebalance “power and responsibility” at a summit with faith groups and charities. Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a keynote speech when he launches the Government’s ...

Crunch talks between the Government and resident doctors are to take place in a bid to avert strike action. A five-day walkout is scheduled to start next week and could cause significant upheaval to ...

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record after the Prime Minister said members of the previous government had “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data leak that resulted in an ...