Taiwan demonstrated its sea defences against a potential Chinese attack on Thursday as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multi-tiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland.

Shamima Begum will not be returning to the UK, David Lammy said following calls from Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief for the repatriation of British members of so-called Islamic State ...

Firefighters had to rescue a person from a car after it crashed into a pole near Welshpool. After colliding with a pole down a steep bank, multiple firefighters were called to an incident that left a ...

The royal family has wished the Princess of Wales a happy 43rd birthday. Future queen Kate is celebrating at home in Windsor, with the Prince of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince ...

Private providers of social housing in England saw their costs for major repairs including cladding removal reach the highest level on record in the year to March, according to a report. The Regulator ...

Mr Lammy told the BBC that he believes Mr Trump’s comments earlier in the week about Greenland come from his concerns about US economic security.

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th US president, will be honoured on Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National ...

Yields on government bonds – which reflect the cost of government borrowing – continued to rise, up eight basis points to 4.89 for 10-year gilts, which is the highest since 2008. The cost of ...

The Team Cup, which effectively filled the gap left by the Seve Trophy, was revived in 2023 to boost Europe’s chances of regaining the Ryder Cup, a move which paid off with a resounding victory under ...

Greggs upped the prices on a number of items in July 2024, including a 5p increase on the cost of sausage rolls.

Two lynx which were illegally released in the Scottish Highlands have been successfully captured – with experts warning the creatures could have died if they had remained in the wild.