Ship that blocked Suez Canal released after compensation deal reached

The container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal - one of the world's busiest shipping routes - for six days has finally been released after a compensation deal was reached.

Govt ignores pleas of former Tory ministers and will end £20 a week benefits uplift

The government has ignored the pleas of six former Conservative work and pension secretaries and will press ahead with the phasing out of the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit, MPs have been...

UN ‘saddened and disturbed’ by death of 84-year-old Indian activist in custody

The UN has deplored the death in custody of an 84-year-old Indian Christian priest who campaigned for the rights of tribal people.

Rebekah Vardy claims partial victory in latest round of Coleen Rooney libel case

Rebekah Vardy has claimed a partial win in the latest stage of her libel battle, succeeding in a request to have parts of Coleen Rooney's defence thrown out.

PM won’t say how many will be self-isolating after 19 July – as Starmer warns of ‘summer of chaos’

Boris Johnson has repeatedly declined to say how many people are expected to have to self-isolate following the final relaxation of COVID restrictions in England on 19 July.

UN ‘saddened and disturbed’ by death of 84-year-old Indian activist in custody

The UN has deplored the death in custody of an 84-year-old Indian Christian priest who campaigned for the rights of tribal people.

Nineteen bodies found after plane crash in remote area of Russia

Nineteen bodies have been found following a plane crash in a remote area of far-eastern Russia, authorities have said.

New York declares US’s first ‘disaster emergency’ on gun crime as shooting deaths overtake COVID

New York's governor has declared America's first state of emergency on gun violence, saying it's now claiming more lives than COVID-19.