Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson defended the need to assess schoolchildren’s reading after a union backlash over the expected introduction of mandatory tests for 13-year-olds. The Government is ...

Campaigner Charlotte Hennessy said the families want to protect others and change the ‘flaw within our justice system’.

A child has died off France while attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, according to local media. The death of the youngster, who was believed to be a teenager, comes a day after two women ...

The Israeli Prime Minister will hold talks with the US president in Washington on Monday aimed at halting the ongoing offensive.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has insisted he “absolutely” has confidence in the Prime Minister – but made clear it would be him and not Sir Keir Starmer who leads Labour’s Holyrood election ...

Singer Lola Young has said she is “doing OK” after collapsing on stage during a festival performance in New York. In footage posted on social media, 24-year-old can be seen swaying before dropping her ...

The under-pressure Prime Minister told his party that now is not the time for ‘introspection or navel-gazing’.

The upcoming Budget is a “critical point” for whether Unite members choose to disaffiliate from Labour, the union’s leader has said. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warned last month that ...

At least four people were killed when Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight, with the capital Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. It was the first major bombardment ...

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the public’s frustration with his government as polls suggested Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could secure an outright win at the next election. The Prime Minister said there ...

He bought the land behind their house in 1996 to use as a donkey sanctuary, so his mother and father could care for the animals.

The Prime Minister has set out plans to introduce a new ID system by the end of the current parliamentary term.