The Queen visited what she called “the most beautiful racecourse” and opened a new stand that has been named in her honour. She was at the privately-owned Hexham Racecourse – Northumberland’s only ...

A feuding family member killed a “Good Samaritan” when he “used his car as a weapon” and ploughed into the middle of a wedding brawl, prosecutors have told a jury. Hassan Jhangur, 25, hit five people ...

US president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday at a time when stalled tariff negotiations between their two countries have impacted global trade. The conversation was ...

The Prime Minister said the situation in Gaza was ‘intolerable’ and No 10 stressed that Israel had obligations under international ...

The force said a 16-year-old male pedestrian was taken to hospital but died of his injuries, while an 18-year-old man, who was the rider of the electric bike, remains in hospital with serious injuries ...

On Tuesday, three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia were charged.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Yesterday, Portugal opened e-gates at Faro Airport to British citizens, which will mean millions more Brits going to the Algarve will be able to use ...

A man who baited birds of prey with pheasants coated in rat poison has been ordered to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work. Clive Burgoyne, 38, of Forfar in Angus, left four pheasant carcasses gutted ...

Kemi Badenoch “will get better”, one of her senior shadow ministers has said as the Conservative leader continues to languish in the polls. Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride insisted Mrs Badenoch is ...

Ministers have announced plans to expand free school meals to all pupils in England in families on universal credit from September 2026.

Mark Rutte will visit Sheffield Forgemasters with Defence Secretary John Healey, and give a speech at Chatham House.