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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Conservative peer Lord Dobbs claims officers have warned the tall metal barrier ‘cuts off sightlines’ to potential attackers.

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 ...

A patient death linked to a ransomware attack on hospital blood services is a “reminder of the threat Russia poses to our day-to-day life”, Government officials have said. King’s College Hospital, in ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.