Andy Burnham is set to become Labour leader and Britain’s next prime minister after securing overwhelming backing from Labour MPs and affiliated trade unions. A total of 379 Labour MPs nominated the former…

A government-commissioned review has concluded that the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system is no longer fit for purpose and requires fundamental reform. Disability minister Sir Stephen Timms said many claimants described the current…

Security experts are warning that Russia is increasingly using 'grey-zone' tactics to test Britain’s defences without triggering open conflict. Former RN commander Tom Sharpe believes it is highly likely that Moscow will eventually…

Counter-terrorism policing has confirmed that the killing of former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe is being treated as a targeted attack, although it has not yet been formally declared a…

A major wildfire has forced residents to evacuate parts of the Scottish Highlands after flames spread rapidly across heathland and into areas of the Cairngorms National Park. The blaze, stretching for two miles,…

The Bishop of Leicester has urged the Church of England to play a leading role in strengthening national unity amid growing political and social division. Addressing the General Synod, Rt Rev Martyn Snow…

Growing opposition to mass tourism has prompted fresh protests on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where campaigners fear new planning rules could lead to increased development along protected coastal areas. Thousands of demonstrators…

Residents on both sides of the Gibraltar–Spain frontier are welcoming the planned removal of border controls, ending more than a century of physical separation. The agreement, negotiated by the UK and the EU…

A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, was forced to return shortly after take-off when a cabin window became dislodged, causing rapid decompression. Svetlana Grković Maksimović said she and two others…

Tensions between the USA and Iran have escalated further as Donald Trump warned that the US could target Iranian bridges and power plants if Tehran does not return to negotiations. His remarks came…