Donald Trump has rejected calls for his defence secretary Pete Hegseth to resign and said he is ‘doing a great job’.

The group has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from defacing artworks and heritage to invading motorways.

Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on vehicles imported to the US has renewed focus on the UK’s treatment of electric car maker Tesla.

Figures from the Environment Agency show a slight reduction in the number of spills from storm overflows, but an increase in their duration.

Two medieval rings that were unearthed by a pair of metal detectorist friends in fields in Norfolk have sold at auction for a combined total of £30,000. Retired fire service worker Mark Sell found a ...

Legally-binding targets were set by the Scottish Parliament in 2017 to reduce the number of youngsters in relative poverty.

The Chancellor denied there will be further tax rises or spending cuts at the autumn budget in order to balance the books.

The number of children living in poverty in the UK has reached a record high of almost 4.5 million, in statistics branded “a source of national shame”. The official figure comes a day after Government ...

US President Donald Trump has suggested he would be willing to cut tariffs on China in order to complete a deal for TikTok to be sold by its Chinese parent firm ByteDance. The popular video app has ...

Holiday bookings by people with accessibility needs have more than doubled in five years, a major travel company has reported. Tui, which released the figures, said it makes “a lot of commercial sense ...

The group is hoping for a pick-up over the year ahead, with ‘more events announced for 2025 than in all of 2024’.

Sir Keir Starmer will use the gathering to highlight Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to co-operate with the US-led peace process.