By Douglas Kruger BY all accounts, the man was a prize sod. But in 1215, when King John reluctantly consented to the terms of ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian man has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life over fires at two properties and a car linked to the Prime Minister. The Metropolitan Police said ...

The MP behind the assisted dying Bill has defended it as another leading medical body raised concerns about the risks of it “failing to protect vulnerable patients”. The Royal College of Physicians ...

Ukraine’s musicians cannot escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest. Rock band Ziferblat were in Basel, Switzerland, to represent their country when they learned that the home of backing singer ...

Protesters have “disrupted” Israeli singer Yuval Raphael’s rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Content semi-final, organisers have said. The singer, 24, was performing New Day Will Rise during the ...

Chelsea FC owner Todd Boehly’s investment vehicle has backed out of a potential deal to buy newspaper group National World. Mr Boehly’s Eldridge Media Holdings (EMH) business said in March that it was ...

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza, saying the world should not make the same mistakes seen in ...

The real killer of a Wirral florist murdered in 1986 was known by “everyone” in the community, workers at a charity set up after her death were told. Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of ...

A BBC editor has strongly rejected a view that a programme which aired a claim that Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was a “big sensationalist expose”. During a libel trial in Dublin, ...

The Prime Minister has defended plans to release some criminals on recall earlier to ease jail overcrowding as ministers faced a backlash over concerns for victim and public safety. Under emergency ...

The Government has appointed Jonathan Hall KC to lead a review into how Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi was able to carry out a violent attack on four prison officers. Mr Hall, who is the ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is confident of making progress on a deal with the EU ahead of a major summit on Monday. The Government is set to host EU leaders in London next week as part of its “reset ...