People with an armed forces veteran card can use it as photo ID for the first time in Thursday’s elections in England, following a change in the law. There are only certain kinds of photo ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Iran “will pay the consequence” of supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US has been conducting strikes targeting rebels since March 15, while the ...

A US federal judge has strongly rebuked Apple, finding the iPhone maker willfully violated a court injunction in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez ...

A federal judge has denied the US government’s request to release a jailed former FBI informant who made up a story about president Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes, which became central ...

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday as Labour faces its first electoral test since taking power last year. Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a twin challenge of local elections across England and a ...

A 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl are in hospital following a stabbing in Merseyside, police said. Merseyside Police said officers were called to Whitefield Drive in Westvale, Kirkby, at about 8.

Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, with forecasters predicting temperatures could hit 30C at the earliest point on record. The UK could face the warmest start to May on ...

Crucial talks aimed at resolving the long-running Birmingham bin strike are to take place on Thursday morning. The general secretary of the Unite union, Sharon Graham, will lead the May Day ...

Ukraine and the US have announced an economic deal after Donald Trump called for Kyiv to compensate Washington for billions of dollars in assistance to help repel Russia’s invasion. Treasury secretary ...

The first new Gruffalo picture book in more than two decades will be released next year. Children’s book duo author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler will work on the as-yet untitled ...

A paddleboard operator jailed after four people drowned during an excursion on a river in south-west Wales was sacked as a police officer for making a fraudulent insurance claim. Nerys Bethan Lloyd, ...