A Russia-Ukraine peace deal is “very close”, Donald Trump has claimed as he urged Kyiv to accept territorial concessions as part of an end to fighting. The US president said his Ukrainian counterpart ...

The Chancellor has insisted the US is “keen to do a deal with the UK” ahead of talks with her American counterpart in Washington. Rachel Reeves has travelled to the US capital for the International ...

The Liberal Democrats have called for “more than just words” to stop sewage being spilled into rivers and seas, as the Government restated its pledge to improve the water industry. The party’s ...

William Shakespeare may not have abandoned his wife, a previously “ignored” 17th century letter has revealed, undermining a centuries-old consensus among scholars. For more than 200 years, it has been ...

A “sword of Damocles” is driving change in the smoking and vaping sector, Cancer Research UK’s chairman has said as he backed Government plans for a smoke-free generation. Lord Stevens of Birmingham ...

A murder investigation has been launched after police in Devon responded to an incident that was first reported as a serious collision. Devon and Cornwall Police said they were contacted at around ...

The Chancellor has announced plans to beef up Britain’s defences against cheap imports undercutting UK businesses amid the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Rachel Reeves said she ...

Jurors trying a brother and sister charged with murder have been shown CCTV footage of the “frankly brutal” moments when their alleged victim was repeatedly stabbed in the street. Bank worker Mya ...

Discrimination faced by disabled people could mean they are more likely to be coerced into an assisted death if a proposed law change goes ahead, Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson has warned. The ...

The mother of a young woman who died on a river in south-west Wales has said she can “never forgive” the owner of a paddleboarding company who took “full blame” for four deaths. Nerys Bethan Lloyd, a ...

New rules giving anonymity to firearms officers accused of murder put police above the scrutiny faced by the rest of the public, the head of the charity Inquest has warned. The legal change, being put ...

Sarah, Duchess of York, visited young people with cancer in hospital as she called on the Government to provide more support for teenagers with the disease. The ex-wife of the Duke of York, along with ...