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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

Hundreds of police officers have taken to the streets of Liverpool as part of a crackdown on crime. Early on Wednesday morning, a convoy of police vehicles could be seen leaving Merseyside Police ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

David Campbell was jailed for life after being found guilty of killing Brian Low near Aberfeldy in February 2024.

A major impact of escalating conflict in the Middle East is on the world’s oil and gas supplies. Oil supplies could be ...

The Government has chartered a repatriation flight from Oman on Wednesday for UK nationals seeking to escape the Middle East amid the conflict in the region. The Foreign Office said the flight will ...