PM: Stop and search ‘kind and loving’ way to get weapons off streets

The prime minister has defended plans to widen police use of stop and search powers, describing it as a "kind and loving" way to get dangerous weapons off the streets.

Another medal for Team GB as Bianca Walkden wins taekwondo bronze after missing out on final in last second

Bianca Walkden has won bronze in the over 67kg taekwondo category at the Olympics.

North Korea restores communications hotline with South after a year

North and South Korea have restored a communications hotline that Pyongyang severed a year ago when relations between the two countries deteriorated.

Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles pulls out of final due to apparent injury

Olympic champion Simone Biles has pulled out of the gymnastics team finals due to a "medical issue".

Peter Kay announces stage return for charity event next month

Comedian Peter Kay has revealed he will make his long-awaited stage return next month, saying he will take part in a live charity Q&A in Manchester.

Flood-hit London hospital cancels surgeries and appointments

An east London hospital has been forced to cancel planned surgery and outpatient appointments due to damage caused by flooding.

Children in council care subjected to ‘cruelty and sexual abuse hard to comprehend’, inquiry finds

Children in the care of Lambeth Council were subjected to "levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that are hard to comprehend", an inquiry into historical child abuse has found.

Guilty verdict in first trial under Hong Kong’s security law condemned over free speech concerns

The first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law has been found guilty of secessionism and terrorism, in a landmark case that has been condemned by human rights groups.