Appointed directly by Sir Keir, Mr McSweeney will become the most senior special adviser (or "spad") working in Downing ...

An agreement with Mauritius over control of the Chagos Islands is opposed by some people with Chagossian heritage in the UK ...

A southern suburb with a strong Hezbollah presence was hit overnight, as Israel marks a year on from the Hamas attacks.

Several events have taken place across Israel to commemorate victims a year on from Hamas's attack on 7 October. Israel's ...

A 17-year-old boy has died following a police chase in north-west London, that ended in a collision. The teenager was one of ...

At least 10 firefighters have been killed in an Israeli air strike in a border area in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ...

Prosecutor says city faces "savagery" after taxi driver killed by 14-year-old and another child, 15, is stabbed to death.

A former Met Police officer has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women. David Carrick from Stevenage, ...

A doctor has admitted attempting to murder his mother's partner with poison in a dispute over a will. Thomas Kwan, 53, ...

The northern Israeli port city of Haifa was hit by about five rockets fired by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah late on ...

A man was slashed with a knife in a homophobic attack, police have said. Three males riding bicycles on St Thomas Street in ...

England's Morgan Gibbs-White, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo have been ruled out of England's Nations League games in October.