Woman accusing Prince Andrew of sexual assault has request to formally contact him accepted by High Court

The High Court has accepted a request by Virginia Giuffre's legal team to formally contact Prince Andrew about the case launched against him in the United States.

Williamson sacked and Raab demoted as PM reshuffles his cabinet

Gavin Williamson has been sacked as education secretary in a cabinet reshuffle that has also seen Dominic Raab removed from the Foreign Office.

California governor survives attempt to remove him from office after COVID scandal

The governor of California has survived an attempt to remove him from office early.

Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out

Boris Johnson has begun changing his top team, and we already know some of the casualties of his latest reshuffle.

Gavin Williamson among three departures as PM reshuffles his cabinet ministers

Gavin Williamson has been removed as education secretary as the prime minister carries out a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers.

‘Speed of the essence’ in UK move from COVID plan A to plan B, warns WHO expert

The government must be prepared to move quickly from "Plan A to Plan B" in order to curb coronavirus should infections rise rapidly, a world expert has said.

We Buy Any Car, Saga, and Sports Direct fined £495k for sending 354 million nuisance messages

Three household names in the UK have been fined a combined £495,000 for sending hundreds of millions of nuisance messages to consumers.

Pregnant man and multiracial handshake among 37 new emojis – what else is on the way?

A pregnant man and a handshake featuring different skin tones are among the newest emojis to be released by the Unicode Consortium, and will appear on devices in the coming months.