The Queen’s Reading Room has unveiled plans for its second major research project, deepening understanding of the benefits of shared reading.

Donald Trump has provoked outrage among MPs and veterans after claiming Nato troops stayed away from the front line in Afghanistan. The US president made his comments in an interview with Fox News in ...

Sir Ed Davey has hit out at Donald Trump over the president’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” in Afghanistan. Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Mr Trump renewed his ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he will discuss how to “take the vital steps” towards strengthened security in the Arctic with Denmark’s prime minister, who thanked him for the UK’s support during “quite a ...

Donald Trump is suing banking giant JP Morgan Chase and its chief executive Jamie Dimon for five billion dollars (£4bn), accusing the firm of debanking him and his businesses for political reasons ...

John Healey has said fitting Typhoon fighter jets with a radar capable of “jamming the most advanced enemy systems” will help keep the aircraft “ahead of adversaries”. The Defence Secretary announced ...

Families said they were ‘left at the mercy of a hospital with a defective ventilation system and a defective water system’.

To tell us to get on with it isn’t good enough,’ the Northern Ireland First Minister said after an East-West Council meeting.

Irish actress Jessie Buckley has said she is “honoured” to be nominated in the Best Actress category for this year’s Oscars. The 36-year-old from Killarney has made the shortlist for her portrayal of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised his European allies for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow and ...

The family of a pensioner who was killed in a “ritual sacrifice” by a woman who went missing from an acute mental health unit has said two police forces and a NHS trust “failed on every level”, after ...

Parts of northern Scotland have faced flooding as Met Office weather warnings for rain remain in force, with three people rescued from their vehicles.