Shadow armed forces minister Luke Pollard tells Sky News "wholesale changes" in Parliament are needed in the wake of the crisis engulfing Chris Pincher, who has been forced to quit as deputy chief whip. Chris

Holidaymakers have already been hit by months of cancellations, delays and missing baggage - but the summer has barely started. Frustrated travellers face more flight cancellations over the coming weeks, as airlines ru

KEY POINTS Speaking earlier this week, ECB President Christine Lagarde struck a hawkish tone. There are growing questions about the future of monetary policy in the euro zone amid fears of a recession in the coming mo

Brits will have several new driving laws introduced this month, on top of the new Highway Code rules and motoring fines changes - make sure you're up to date on all of them New driving laws are set to be introduced in

The Queen's son had previously vowed to help investigators probing a catalogue of sex crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell - but now considers the matter "settled" Prince Andrew has &ldqu

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov speaks to the members of the media as he arrives for a meeting of Western Balkans countries leaders with EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron SOFIA,

The number of patients in hospital with Covid is high, but relatively few are requiring intensive care Almost 300,000 people in Scotland had Covid last week, according to Office for National Statistics estimates. 

Roman Abramovich has been in charge of Chelsea since 2003 Chelsea's credit card facilities have been temporarily suspended while banks assess the implications of sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman

There's a new buzz phrase in government: energy independence. The war in Ukraine has focused ministers' minds on the need to stop procuring energy from abroad and, when it comes to Russia, financing a foe in th

Prince Harry announced today that he would not be returning to the UK for his grandfather Prince Phillip's memorial service in late March - and he may not have given his grandmother much notice of his decision The Quee

The Metropolitan Police says it is investigating allegations relating to offers of help made to secure honours and citizenship for a Saudi national. The Prince of Wales established The Prince's Foundation charity i

KEY POINTS On a monthly basis, consumer prices contracted by 0.1%, slightly less than expected by economists in a Reuters poll. The annual print was expected to remain at 5.4%. December’s 5.4% annual rise in con

Meghan Markle has a way of controlling Harry in public by using a silent command to stop him from talking when she becomes impatient and wants to move on, a body language expert says Meghan Markle “controls” Ha

The Duke of York and his accuser Virginia Giuffre announced an agreement in principle has been reached on Tuesday, meaning the royal will not appear in court later this year The Queen will help Prince Andrew pay £12m

Paislee Shultis went missing in New York in 2019, but on Monday police received a tip and found the little girl hidden in a 'dark, wet' room under some basement stairs Paislee Shultis was abducted from her lega

Virginia Giuffre may be barred from seeking criminal action against Prince Andrew as part of her US civil case settlement with the royal, according to New York lawyer Mitchell Epner Prince Andrew took the 'best of

Tory donor John Armitage: Leaders who lose moral authority should quit Boris Johnson's premiership is past the point of no return and he should resign, a financier who has given the Conservatives more than £3

The Mayor of London wants a plan from the Metropolitan Police commissioner within weeks on how to "win back the trust and confidence" of the public. Sadiq Khan met Dame Cressida Dick last week after the police wa

The approach taken by some countries to the AstraZeneca vaccine unfairly tainted its reputation, says one of the men who helped develop the jab. The AstraZeneca jab led the way in the UK's vaccine rollout A scie

KEY POINTS Inflation in the U.K. is at levels not seen for decades, with the latest reading the highest it’s been since March 1992. Average earnings, when adjusted to account for inflation, fell by around 1% in

In a dead cat Covid announcement to distract from trials over his leadership, Boris Johnson said it was his intention to stop people having to self-isolate - even if you have Covid - on February 24 Boris Johnson today anno

The image shows the Prime Minister flanked by three members of staff, one wearing tinsel and another a Santa hat, at the event on December 15, 2020 The Met Police faces fresh calls to investigate a No 10 "virtual"

A sample is dripped into a COVID-19 lateral flow self testing kit, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manchester, Britain, January 3 , 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British health

Senior Tories have joined opposition MPs in demanding the report on No 10 lockdown parties be published in full. MP Sir Christopher Chope accused the Met Police of an "abuse of power", amid concerns senior ci

Police were called to Silver Street at about 02:40 to reports of an "altercation" A teenage boy and a man have died following stabbings in Doncaster town centre, police have said. Emergency services were c

The prime minister has been under pressure from his own MPs to scrap, or at least delay, the increase to win back support following reports of lockdown-busting parties being held in Downing Street. Prime Minister Boris

Italian President Sergio Mattarella meets with U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of G20 summit at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy October 29, 2021. Paolo Giandotti | Italian Presidency | via Reuters Italian head

KEY POINTS The U.K. is considering doubling its troop numbers and sending defensive weapons to Estonia, a fellow NATO member country, as security conditions on Ukraine’s border with Russia deteriorate. “Th

The 32-year-old man is suspected to be the third victim of killer winds ripping across the UK as Storm Malik has felled trees, destroyed brick walls and battered coastal areas A man, 32, died as a result of a lorry ove

In the midst of "partygate", Boris Johnson is clinging onto his premiership, with an announcement to ease COVID restrictions coming later today. A number of letters of no confidence from the 2019 intake of MP