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Remainer Peter Mandelson admits UK-US trade deal 'only possible' because of Brexit

Former arch-Remainer Peter Mandelson has admitted the UK’s trade deal with the US was only possible because of Brexit. Lord Mandelson is a former EU commissioner who sat on the board of the...

Rayner in deepening row with Unite union over Birmingham bin strikes

Rayner in deepening row with union over bin strikes51 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterIain WatsonPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesAngela Rayner is embroiled in an escalating row with Unite...

Former Met Police commissioner Lord Blair of Broughton dies aged 72

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair, who was in charge of the force during the July 7 bombings, has died at the age of 72.Ian Blair, who ran the force from 2005 to 2008, took a seat as...

MP Rupert Lowe faces watchdog questions over £600,000 raised for grooming gang inquiry

Parliament’s standards watchdog has opened an investigation into Rupert Lowe, the former Reform MP, reportedly over a failure to declare the hundreds of thousands of pounds donated to his “Rape...

Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa

Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa24 hours agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesGreece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three...

Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa

Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa30 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesGreece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three...

Jury-free trials recommended by senior judge to save courts from 'collapse'

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'6 hours agoSima KotechaSenior UK CorrespondentPaul GlynnBBC NewsGetty ImagesThousands of cases that would normally be heard in front of a...

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?28 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCBBCThere are extraordinary secret surveillance images - now largely forgotten -...

At least 13 killed, 20 children missing in Texas floods

At least 13 killed, 20 children missing in Texas floodsJust nowNadine YousifBBC NewsThirteen people have died in Kerr County in the US state of Texas, according to authorities, after severe weather...

Horror as UK pensioner killed in elephant attack

Two elderly female tourists were tragically killed by an elephant on Thursday during a walking safari in a Zambian national park in Africa, according to police reports. Eastern Province Police...

New hand luggage rule for Ryanair, Jet2, Easyjet and TUI this summer

New hand luggage rules have been put in place for various airlines flying to and from European destinations, including Ryanair, TUI, Easyjet and Jet2.A new rule on carry-on bags has standardised the...

England weather 'hotter than Barbados' as 34C Monday scorcher could be hottest in 50 years

Monday is poised to be one of the hottest June days on record, with temperatures soaring to 34C, providing tennis enthusiasts a scorching start to Wimbledon.A heatwave will continue for a fourth day...

'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russia's stories about occupied city

'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russia's stories about occupied city29 minutes agoYogita LimayeBBC NewsGetty Images"What they're showing on Russian TV are fairy tales for fools. Most of...

MP refers himself to commissioner over 'cash for questions' claims

MP refers himself to commissioner over 'cash for questions' claims25 minutes agoAdam HaleBBC NewsGetty ImagesA Conservative MP has referred himself to the standards commissioner after it was claimed...

Antisocial behaviour is not 'low level' and endangers lives, Baroness Newlove warns

The nation is missing the chance to stop antisocial behaviour spiralling into lethal violence, Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Helen Newlove has warned. She has first-hand experience of how yobbery...