Jeremy Corbyn apologises for Labour’s election ‘body blow’

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised to Labour supporters over the party’s catastrophic performance in the General Election.In an open letter, the

Man charged with murder following discovery of teenage boy’s body in Ashley

An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Cheshire schoolboy.Alex Rodda’s body was found outside in Ashley Mill

Non-payment of TV licence fee could be decriminalised

Non-payment of the licence fee could be decriminalised, it is reported.The Sunday Telegraph said Boris Johnson is looking into consulting on whether

‘Trapped air’ blamed as many left without water for second night

Anglian Water has restored supplies to “many customers” but people in four areas are without water for a second night, the

Toxic air and gases hamper search for last two victims of New Zealand volcano

A search has failed to locate the bodies of the last two victims of a volcano eruption in New Zealand last Monday that claimed the lives of at least

Faster journeys and extra services promised as new rail timetable rolled out

A new railway timetable is being introduced on Sunday, with the industry promising more services, shorter journeys and new routes across the country

China welcomes preliminary deal in trade war it blames on US

China has put a positive face on a first-step trade agreement that seeks to avoid a trade war it blames the US for starting.Chinese experts and news

Uber launches appeal against London licence refusal

Uber has launched an appeal against Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to refuse to renew its operating licence in the capital over

Markets soar as Conservatives win General Election

International politics took over the markets on Friday, to end the week on a high as the Conservatives won the UK General Election, and Washington

Trump announces trade deal to halt new China tariffs

Donald Trump said the US has cancelled plans to impose new tariffs on 160 billion dollars (£120 billion) of Chinese imports from Sunday as part of a

Utility investors splash out as nationalisation chances dissipate after Tory win

Utility investors have splashed out in a post-election bonanza after a Labour defeat in Thursday’s General Election slashed the likelihood

Mothercare signs Boots deal to keep selling clothes in UK

Collapsed retailer Mothercare has signed an exclusive deal with Boots to make sure that its mother and baby clothes will still be sold in the UK

Nicola Sturgeon warns PM he cannot ‘bludgeon Scotland into accepting his view’

Boris Johnson cannot “bludgeon” Scotland into seeing the world in the same way that he does, Nicola Sturgeon has said.She spoke

Boris Johnson reiterates opposition to indyref2 in call with Nicola Sturgeon

Boris Johnson has reiterated his opposition to a second vote on Scottish independence during a call with Nicola Sturgeon, despite her saying it is

Indyref2 ‘a democratic right’ after Tories defeated in Scotland, says Sturgeon

A second vote on Scottish independence is now a “democratic right” after the SNP’s victory in Scotland in a

Count Binface and Lord Buckethead among high-profile deposit losers

Failure at the polls has cost election candidates hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost deposits this year.Overall, PA figures from this

NHS waiting list hits record high as more also wait longer in A&E

Patient waits in A&E continue to get worse and more people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment, new figures have

EU calls for Brexit deal ‘as soon as possible’ as leaders congratulate Johnson

The president of the European Council has said he expects a vote on the UK's Brexit agreement "as soon as possible", as world

Dog accidentally drives its owner's car into a pond in China

One car owner in China learned the hard way that it is not usually a good idea to leave a dog in your car. At around 5:40pm on 10 December, a man

Runner accused of groping reporter during live TV broadcast charged with sexual battery

A runner accused of slapping and grabbing the bum of a female reporter during a race in Georgia last weekend was arrested on Friday on a charge

Greta Thunberg hits back at Donald Trump over Time award jibe

Greta Thunberg has hit back at Donald Trump after the US President told her to "chill" and "go to a good old fashioned movie with a

Trump mocks Greta Thunberg’s Time Person of the Year honour

Trump on Thursday mocked Greta Thunberg after the Swedish teenage climate activist was named Time magazine's Person of the Year, edging out

New Zealand volcano toll seen at 16; police plan to recover bodies on Friday

Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week's eruption,

Las Vegas is suddenly full of pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats

There's a strange, rodeo-themed mystery taking over Las Vegas. Over the past two weeks, the city's residents have witnessed a