Britain urged to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia after killing of journalist

Theresa May is under pressure to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the Gulf kingdom admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was

Two men appear in court charged with murder in Battersea

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 46-year-old man in south-west London.Michael Swan, 45, and Gary Beech, 48, appeared at

Mary Robinson stands by veganism call despite local council backlash

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson is standing firm on her call for people to go vegan to tackle climate change, despite a backlash which saw

In Pictures: One year on – Harry and Meghan back at Invictus Games

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have attended a driving challenge as part of the Invictus Games, which have got under way in Sydney.It was just over

Harry and Meghan pay their respects to Anzac war heroes at memorial unveiling

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid tribute to Australia and New Zealand's war dead as Harry unveiled an extension to the Anzac memorial

Rogue web traders offering freebies for positive reviews, probe finds

“Unscrupulous” online sellers are offering people free products in exchange for highly-rated reviews, consumer group Which? has

Tories should attack PM rather than civil servants, former mandarins say

Tory Brexiteers have been told to “concentrate their fire” on Theresa May instead of her officials by former Whitehall mandarins

Theresa May tells business chiefs she is confident of securing Brexit deal

Theresa May has told business leaders she knows time is running out to reach a Brexit deal but she is confident it can be done, the head of the

In Video: Boss walks off camera to avoid question about £75m bonus

A TV news interviewer got a less than favourable response to a question when the head of housebuilders Persimmon walked off camera when asked about

FTSE 100 ekes out end of week gains

The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Friday, but manged to end in positive territory following two days of losses.London’s top flight

RBS, Lloyds and Barclays to report in bumper week for banks

Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to post higher profits next week amid a drop in litigation and conduct charges, as it releases results alongside

Watch out for thieves as clocks go back, householders urged

Households are being warned to be vigilant as the clocks go back later this month – as an insurer has recorded home theft claims spiking

Sir Nick Clegg lands top Facebook job as firm faces ‘fake news’ probes

Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg will take up a senior post at global social media giant Facebook.In a move that took the UK politics

Russia picked on ‘weak’ Britain in Salisbury attack, says ex-MI6 chief

Russia mounted the Salisbury nerve agent attack because it believed Britain was “weak and isolated” after the vote to leave the

Scottish Government has underestimated healthcare funding by £400m – economist

An economist has said the Scottish Government may have underestimated healthcare funding needs by more than £400 million.Economist John McLaren

Bill is no substitute for devolved government, DUP warns

A Bill designed to create time and space for Northern Ireland politicians to reach agreement is “no substitute for devolved

NHS stress-related absence up by 17% in three years

Stress-led absences in the NHS have risen by just under a fifth, new analysis shows.The number of staff absent due to stress, depression and anxiety

MSPs to quiz board chairwoman on Glasgow School of Art fire

The chairwoman of the Glasgow School of Art board will face questions from MSPs on the latest fire to engulf the famed Mackintosh Building.The

British woman arrested in Malaysia over husband's 'stabbing' death

A British woman is facing the death penalty in Malaysia after she was held on suspicion of killing her husband. Samantha Jones, 62, from Somerset,

Dozens killed as train hits crowd in northern India

A commuter train travelling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at least 59 people on Friday,

British tourist, 23, facing 10 years in prison in Thailand after being caught spray-painting graffiti

A British tourist is facing up to 10 years in a Thai prison after spray painting 'Scouser Lee B' on a wall. Lee Furlong, 23, was

Nebraska comes up with a brilliant way to lure tourists

The US state of Nebraska's new tourism marketing campaign concedes that the state is a bit boring, yet it hopes to lure travellers by

The largest living thing on Earth is dying

The largest single living thing in the entire world is dying... and it's not the Great Barrier Reef. In fact it's the Pando Aspen in

Cosmologist says humans have a 50% chance of surviving the 21st Century

Martin Rees is Britain's astronomer royal, a professor at Cambridge University, and one of the top cosmologists in the world. In a 2003 book,