Sturgeon to ask UK government to agree to second Scottish independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon will ask the UK government to agree to another Scottish independence referendum "in the spirit of co-operation".

Djokovic’s grand slam dreams ended by mighty Medvedev in US Open final

Novak Djokovic lost his chance of becoming the first male tennis star to win a 21st grand slam title and the first player in over 50 years to win all four major tournaments in the same year, after he...

‘This is the new normal’: PM prepares to reveal winter COVID plan relying on vaccines not lockdowns

The prime minister is said to be "dead set" on avoiding another lockdown as he prepares to reveal his plan for managing COVID-19 over the autumn and winter.

North Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability

North Korea has carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media has said, seen by analysts as possibly the country's first such weapon with a nuclear capability.

Djokovic’s grand slam dreams ended by mighty Medvedev in US Open final

Novak Djokovic lost his chance of becoming the first male tennis star to win a 21st grand slam title and the first player in over 50 years to win all four major tournaments in the same year, after he...

North Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability

North Korea has carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media has said, seen by analysts as possibly the country's first such weapon with a nuclear capability.

‘Level up’ the country by scrapping benefits cut and backing pay rises, Boris Johnson told

Boris Johnson is being urged to "level up" Britain by backing pay rises for workers, scrapping his proposed cut in Universal Credit and tackling child poverty.

NHS begins world’s largest trial of blood test for more than 50 types of cancer

The NHS is launching the world's biggest trial of a potentially life-saving blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.