US urges India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after Kashmir killings57 minutes agoNikita YadavBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesThe US has urged India and Pakistan to work together to "de-escalate...
Pakistan claims 'credible intelligence' India is planning an imminent military strike 37 minutes agoGeorge WrightBBC NewsGetty ImagesPakistan's information minister says that the country has...
Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea32 minutes agoEwan SomervilleBBC NewsCCTVThe Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an...
Russia and Ukraine 'very close to a deal', says Trump7 hours agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsReutersUS President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine "are very close to a deal", hours after his envoy Steve...
Putin and Trump envoy had constructive meeting, Russian aide says5 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsAFPUS envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "constructive" talks in Moscow on...
Putin and Trump envoy had 'constructive' meeting, Russian aide says16 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsAFPUS envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "constructive" talks in Moscow...
Britain’s nuclear infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to military attack as global tensions rise, a worrying new report has warned. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) study, published...
A hotel worker who "exploited" his position "to indulge his foot fetish" has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of a string of sexual assaults. Ahmed Fahmy, 46, of Barnet, north-west...
Electricity bills will shoot up if the Government presses ahead with plans to introduce different prices in different parts of the country, industry experts have warned. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband...
The political stakes are high as they’ve ever been as we countdown to May 1 when millions of people will vote in various elections that could reshape British politics. Leaders of all the main...
One Call the Midwife star died penniless after appearing on the hit BBC period drama. Warren Clarke played John Lacey in a 2011 episode of the programme – a bully who was constantly belittling his...
Donald Trump has been told by a Chinese government proxy that any conflict between the superpowers will inevitably end up in “armageddon”, adding: “Both counties are armed to the teeth."...
'We meet under exceptional circumstances, to take exceptional action, in what are exceptional times.'It’s not quite Churchill, but the Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, did his best to convey...
What Trump really wants from Canada1 hour agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent•@awzurcherBBCMachias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America.But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is...
The Gambling Commission has charged 15 people - including former MP Craig Williams and ex-CCHQ campaigning boss Tony Lee - over bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election.Mr Williams was...
A convicted pervert has been slapped with a prison sentence after deceiving his girlfriend about his sordid past. 27 year old Gary Cookson did not disclose to his new partner that he had previously...
Homes and businesses have gone up in flames over the past month amid a growing gang war in UK cities (Image: Supplied)A gangland war on the streets of Britain's cities escalated this week, after a...
Councils putting homeless children at risk, MPs find8 hours agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCCouncils are exposing homeless children to serious health and safeguarding risks by housing them in...
A deal to hand over the British Chagos Islands - which includes a critical military base leased to the Americans - is going ahead after US President Donald Trump apparently backed the deal. Chinese...
Let’s not walk blindly into another war under the illusion of peace. As someone who commanded a British armoured reconnaissance squadron of 120 men along the UN-controlled ‘Green Line’ in...