Migrants reaching Dover spend first night in unsafe conditions Migrants crossing the Channel in small boats are spending their first night on UK soil in crowded,...
Boris Johnson picks navy chief as head of British armed forces Boris Johnson has selected the navy chief for the first time in 20 years as...
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel prize in literature The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his “uncompromising and...
Tory councillor in Worthing suspended over alleged support of far right The Conservative party has suspended a councillor and is investigating allegations that he has been...
Secret group of US military trainers has been in Taiwan for at least a year The US has been secretly maintaining a small contingent of military...
NHS aims to give 35m flu jabs amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths The NHS is to embark on the most ambitious programme of flu...
Man who put on fat suit disguise to throw acid on ex-girlfriend jailed A medical student who threw acid over his ex-girlfriend while disguised in a...
Eight candidates for the next UK city of culture announced Armagh City, Bradford, County Durham and Stirling are among the eight places in the UK longlisted...
China orders coalmines to raise coal production to address power crunch Chinese officials have ordered more than 70 mines in Inner Mongolia to increase coal production...
Risk of UK power cuts this winter has increased, says National Grid The risk of power cuts to factories and homes this winter has increased, the...