The Defence Secretary promised to address recruitment bottlenecks and cut red tape to encourage recruits to the military.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has announced she will be returning to her early morning programme on Monday morning. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, she said: “Back on breakfast @bbcradio2 tomorrow ...

Bextor, actor Stephen Fry, veteran model Twiggy, singer Lulu and actress Dame Joanna Lumley were among the celebrity donors.

Two young siblings have been killed and their mother and an older woman are trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in southern Italy. Firefighters said on their official Telegram channel that a ...

Israel has appeared to deny involvement with the fatal exploding pager attack which injured thousands of people across the Middle East. Israeli president Isaac Herzog said he “rejects out of hand any ...

Thunder, lightning and hail have struck parts of the UK in a dramatic end to the summer season. A weather warning for rain has come into force lasting all of Sunday for Wales and central south-west ...

Liam Marshall, Jake Wardle, Luke Thompson and Junior Nsemba all feature for Matt Peet’s men, who retained the League Leaders’ Shield with victory over Salford on Thursday night. Wardle, who has ...

Anthony Joshua remains a heavyweight contender capable of delivering more thrilling nights despite his brutal knockout by Daniel Dubois, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.

The Foreign Secretary warned it was a ‘critical time’ for allies to show ‘fortitude’ in bolstering Ukraine’s defence amid a ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said he does not have a £150 million “war chest” to tackle poverty in Scotland. Mr Murray dismissed reports that the Scotland Office would be allocated such funds for ...

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

Radio presenter Adele Roberts has said the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote to her after she was declared cancer-free and described it as “lovely”. The 45-year-old DJ announced she was free of the ...