Google and Facebook welcome ‘historic’ deal to stop big tech tax avoidance

Google and Facebook have welcomed a G7 deal on tackling corporate tax avoidance by big tech companies.

‘Barbaric mutilation’: The rise of ear-cropped dogs in the UK

Fifteen-week-old American bully Zeus was asleep in a makeshift kennel area when RSPCA and police inspectors discovered him among a litter of nine puppies all with cropped ears.

UK records 5,765 more COVID cases – down on yesterday’s two-month high but up on last week

The UK has reported another 5,765 coronavirus cases - significantly up on the total on the same day last week, but down on yesterday's two-month high.

Two more teenage boys arrested on suspicion of murdering Dea-John Reid

Two more arrests have been made by police investigating the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Dea-John Reid in Birmingham.

A Hong Kong family’s journey to the UK to escape China’s crackdown on democracy

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have applied for a special visa offered by the British government to come and live in the UK after China cracked down on democracy in the city.

‘Oprah who?’ Prince Edward and Sophie joke about Harry and Meghan interview

Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, have made light of Harry and Meghan's bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, implying they were unaware of it.

A Hong Kong family’s journey to the UK to escape China’s crackdown on democracy

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have applied for a special visa offered by the British government to come and live in the UK after China cracked down on democracy in the city.

Investigation after Border Force enters French waters to pick up migrants

An urgent investigation has been launched by the Home Office after a UK Border Force vessel entered French waters to pick up migrants crossing the Channel and take them to Dover.