Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 242 days in protest against the imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Wynne Evans has said he has been dropped by the BBC, following an apology saying that he used “inappropriate language” during the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The Welsh opera singer, 53, ...

The head of the BBC in Northern Ireland has said the implications of Gerry Adams’ libel victory against the broadcaster are “profound”. Adam Smyth, director of BBC NI, said their legal team had warned ...

Low-level delegations from Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years in Istanbul on May 16. The talks, which lasted two hours, brought no significant breakthrough, although ...

A trial date has been set for the alleged driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade. Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday afternoon ...

Comedian Reginald D Hunter is being prosecuted over alleged antisemitic social media posts, a court heard. The 56-year-old US stand-up is accused of three counts of sending an offensive communication ...

A fugitive who is accused of murdering a grandmother while she was out walking her dog took her phone to a town centre three days later and dumped it there to “put the police off the trail”, a court ...

Richard Satchwell, who had described himself as quiet and overweight, was said to have called Tina his ‘trophy wife’.

Transport for London (TfL) said 3.5% of passengers across its network evade fares, costing it £130 million annually. The figure has fallen from 3.8% in the 2023/24 financial year. In April, TfL ...

The final weekend of the sunniest UK spring on record could see temperatures reach as high as 27C, but forecasters are warning of changeable weather as we go into the first week of summer. A balmy end ...

They made the accusations in their first report since joining forces to monitor sanctions against North Korea.

People living with Parkinson’s as well as their relatives or carers can join a ‘try-athlon’ challenge in June to test their bodies and ...