A schoolgirl said she was drunk and “probably falling all over the place” when she had sex with the alleged ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, a court heard. Prosecutors say Tahir Rashid, 54, ...

“From the day we signed the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, we were determined and committed to seeing it through to the end,” Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, who is in Cairo, told Egypt’s ...

Two Western Balkans nations have stressed that they will not host “return hubs” for failed asylum seekers ahead of a summit with Sir Keir Starmer. Talks are set to continue with countries in the ...

Officials said the heist lasted less than eight minutes in total, including less than four minutes inside the Louvre.

Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin spoke in support of her party’s amendment which would abolish the Sentencing Council. “Sentencing powers should lie solely in the discretion of the judges,” the Runcorn and ...

Trains for two major London stations are facing 'major disruption' due to an emergency services incident. Live updates here.

A wreath was laid on Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory as part of the annual Trafalgar Day ceremony at Portsmouth.

The expected downgrade of the OBR’s previous assumptions is likely to make filling a black hole in her Budget even harder.

A Downing Street spokesman said police forces will “get the clarity they need to keep our streets safe” when the review findings are published. He said: “The police should focus on tackling real crime ...

Passengers faced hours of cancellations and delays at key London stations after a person was hit by a train. Railway lines for London Kings Cross and London Liverpool Street were closed by emergency ...

Hollyoaks legend Gemma Merna, who played Carmel McQueen in the Channel 4 show, has a different career after axing in 2014.