Former England coach Chris Silverwood will return to Essex as the county’s new director of cricket. The 49-year-old is due to take up his new role in mid-December, succeeding Anthony McGrath who ...

The family of teenager Jay Slater have turned off donations from a fundraising page set up after his disappearance in Tenerife, saying “our journey of trauma and grief will continue forever”. Mr ...

Mr Putin said that over the past two days Russia had fired 100 missiles and 466 drones at Ukraine, saying they were a ...

Daniel Khalife’s audacious escape from HMP Wandsworth in 2023 revealed significant problems with the prison system. But when the 23-year-old’s trial for spying charges began in October, a running ...

A major trial to determine if an innovative 10-minute sponge test should be used to screen people with heartburn for oesophageal cancer has welcomed its first patients.

Simon Harris said it is not his place to tell people who to transfer their vote to but urged them to consider the make-up of the new government.

TV presenter Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints from individuals about historical allegations of misconduct. Wallace, 60, is “committed ...

Khalife, who grew up in south-west London, passed secret information to Iranian agents after joining the British Army.

The results showed a five-year downward trend in the number of people saying they were always able to get help from staff during labour and birth.

Charities are in “real danger” following the Government’s plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions, Tory MPs have argued. Shadow culture secretary Stuart Andrew said the ...

Labour MP Marsha de Cordova made the remarks as she responded to questions on behalf of the Church of England.

Having got her footballing start through the pipeline of grassroots football, Anita Asante paid it forward with a trip to Shefford Sports ...