Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal the ...

A plastic surgeon who stabbed a fellow doctor after trying to set fire to his house because he wanted him “out of the way” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Peter Brooks, 61, ...

A senior Labour figure in local government has said he is “confident” the spending review will boost council funding as he called for further measures to support people struggling in poorer areas. Sir ...

Plans for a Chinese super-embassy in central London have become a “walk of shame” for the Government, a former leader of the Conservative Party has said. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said response by the ...

The families of the Nottingham attack victims said they have told the Health Secretary they want the names of staff involved in treating killer Valdo Calocane to be made public. A February report into ...

Manchester City have completed the signing of left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves. The 24-year-old Algeria international has signed a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium after the clubs agreed ...

A house fire that killed a nine-year-old girl and her father in West Yorkshire could have been started by a tumble dryer, a councillor said. An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her ...

California governor Gavin Newsom said he plans to sue US President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters ...

Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86, after a brief illness, his literary agents said. The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home on Monday ...

Crystal Palace face an anxious wait to discover if they can compete in the Europa League next season, with a decision on their fate not expected until late June, the PA news agency understands. Palace ...

Glastonbury Festival has sold “a few thousand less tickets” this year in a bid to avoid overcrowding, organiser Emily Eavis has said. The music festival, which usually has capacity for 210,000 people, ...

Jude Bellingham missed training on Monday due to a family funeral but will be available for England’s season-ending friendly against Senegal. The 21-year-old started Saturday’s snoozefest in Barcelona ...