Wes Streeting has voiced frustration with the Labour leadership’s “practical, technocratic approach” just weeks after he was accused of plotting to unseat Sir Keir Starmer.

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show. An average of 2,660 flu patients were in ...

Portugal has one of the European Union’s smallest economies and its workers are among the lowest paid in the 27-nation bloc.

The Prime Minister is expected to co-chair a call with leaders and officials from around 30 nations on Thursday.

Heathrow airport said it is “fully prepared” for its busiest December on record. Chief executive Thomas Woldbye said passengers travelling through the west London airport’s four terminals over the ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months on Thursday, after a daring escape from her homeland, when she emerged from a hotel balcony in ...

The Health Secretary has offered to extend the British Medical Association’s strike mandate if it calls off the action over the festive period.

The last time the 1587 letter went on display people queued along George IV Bridge in Edinburgh for the chance to see it.

Transatlantic cable equipment, an Arts and Crafts garden with gnomes and elves and an “exceptionally” rare shipwreck are among the unusual heritage protected in 2025.

Some 67 of Britons have received Christmas cards and presents in the post after December 25, a survey for the Post Office found.

Iceland’s national broadcaster RUV has confirmed it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. It is the fifth country to confirm that it will not participate in the singing competition ...

Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.