The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed “issues of common concern” with China’s military leadership when he visited ...

Former Tory MP Michael Fabricant has nominated actress Patsy Palmer to face the first live eviction on Celebrity Big Brother after she asked him if he wears a wig. This Friday will see the first ...

Tommy Robinson’s challenge against his sentence for contempt of court will be heard at the Court of Appeal on Friday. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in ...

Plans for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine are “real and substantial”, the Defence Secretary has said, at the start of a further meeting of the “coalition of the willing”. John Healey opened the ...

An Archers prequel will trace the history of the character of Peggy Woolley as part of the marking of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Peggy, the longest-running character in the BBC Radio 4 soap’s ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has urged striking bin collectors in Birmingham to accept an “improved” deal as she met volunteers clearing rubbish that has piled up on the city’s streets. Members ...

An Irish army chaplain who was stabbed by a teenager has hugged the boy who pleaded guilty to his attempted murder in court. Fr Paul Murphy was stabbed seven times during an attack at Renmore Barracks ...

The number of migrants applying for key visa routes to the UK has dropped by more than third in a year, data shows. Applications covering a total of 772,200 people were submitted across the main visa ...

Sudan has told the United Nations’ top court that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, in a case ...

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith led a “totally anonymous” life while living in Syria and there was no “smoking gun” that she did anything for the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group, her lawyer ...

Israel has released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied. Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist ...

Irish premier Micheal Martin has welcomed the pausing of EU trade countermeasures, after US President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on a swathe of new US tariffs. The Taoiseach said ...