The Prime Minister said the situation was ‘serious and volatile’ but said he would respond with clarity and purpose.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. The Metropolitan Police said the suspects – aged 39, 43 and 68 – were arrested by counter-terrorism officers in London and Wales after ...

Some lenders have pushed pause on planned mortgage rate cuts, according to a financial information website, amid wider economic and global uncertainties as the conflict in the Middle East unfolds.

The Royal Navy is in the most “parlous state” it has been in for 60 years and does not “deliver what the nation needs”, a former chief of the service has said. Lord West of Spithead added his voice to ...

A retired Hong Kong police officer and Border Force official engaged in “shadow policing” on British soil on behalf of China, a court has heard. Dual Chinese and British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and ...

Experts cautioned that the escalation of conflict in the Middle East could dampen sentiment in the month ahead.

Journalist and TV presenter Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed that one question he asked Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during a landmark interview makes him “cringe” today. The 86-year-old will rewatch ...

Sir Keir Starmer will face a Commons grilling over his decisions on the Middle East war after Donald Trump launched a personal attack against him over the refusal to allow initial US strikes on Iran ...

Iranian state television reported explosions around Tehran as dawn broke while Israel said its air defences were activated ...

Budget responsibility committee member Professor David Miles said there was ‘clearly a risk’ in the historically high tax burden.

Emirates are to run a flight from Dubai to Dublin later on Wednesday, Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has said. The conflict between Iran and the US and Israel has caused widespread airspace ...