Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, who has already taken steps to soften the impact of the welfare Bill, has been locked in talks with backbenchers as she seeks to talk round those opposed to ...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has dodged questions about the brewing rebellion to the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Around 120 Labour MPs – including a reported 12 from Scotland – have put ...

President Donald Trump has insisted that US strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear programme despite a ...

The group are accused of advertising illegal lorry crossings from France on social media and moving migrants from HGV stops ...

England Under-21s hero Harvey Elliott hopes he has not ruined his chances of leading his country to European Championship glory after a goal celebration went wrong. Elliott scored twice as the Young ...

Jack Hinshelwood and James Beadle have helped England under-21s into the final of the Euros. They beat Holland 2-1 in the semi-final in Bratislava thanks to two goals by Harvey Elliott.

The fragile ceasefire has given rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear programme.

Major housebuilders cannot be relied upon to achieve the Government’s target of building 1.5 million new homes, a housing expert has said, as he criticised a “failed monopoly” in the sector.

Jofra Archer is “raring to go” according to his Sussex head coach. But it is up to England whether they throw him straight in for the second Test against India. The fast bowler sent down 18 overs in ...

A prison officer holding an inmate who died in a “restraint-related” incident described him as a “bucking bronco” in his police interview, an inquest heard. Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east ...

One free go at a driving test might encourage learners ‘to only go for it when they really thought that they were going to pass it’, MPs heard.

US President Donald Trump has met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Nato summit and suggested that increased spending by the transatlantic alliance could help prevent ...