Malawi vice-president dies with nine others in air crash

Malawi's vice-president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said yesterday.

'We will not take breaks, we will not stop to drink water'

Amazon workers in India claim they were forced to pledge to keep going till their targets were met during a 50C heatwave

Leader of centre-right party courts alliance with Le Pen

France's left-wing politicians focused on thwarting far right

Blinken says Gaza ceasefire rests on Hamas leadership

Secretary of state hails 'hopeful sign' as UN backs resolution

Hunter Biden found guilty in historic federal gun trial

President's son convicted on all charges and faces maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars and fines of up to $750,000

Spacey admits that he was 'too handsy' in the past

Kevin Spacey has admitted to “being too handsy” in the past, which he told Piers Morgan in a tearful interview was “touching someone sexually in a way that I didn’t know at the time they didn’t want”.

Escaped cavalry horse will take part in London parade

The army has revealed what roles the escaped Household Cavalry horses will fulfil at this year's Trooping the Colour ceremony.

One of UK's richest villages receives levelling-up grant

Cranleigh has won £307k for improvements to its village hall

Glitter told to pay £508k in damages to victim of abuse

A woman who was abused by paedophile glam rock star Gary Glitter has been awarded £508,800 in damages from the disgraced musician.

Unemployment up to 4.4%

Highest rate for more than two years as jobs market weakens

Mosley said he had fear of dying ‘early' like his father

Tragic final interview details 'no intention of giving up work'

Musk says he will ban Apple devices with integrated AI

Elon Musk says he will ban Apple devices at his companies if the iPhone maker goes forward with plans to incorporate OpenAI technology into its products.

Labour pledges to fix one million potholes every year

Labour has pledged to fix 1 million potholes every year if elected on 4 July and turn the tide on the \"neglect\" of the UK's roads.

Farage backs out of BBC interview amid Hitler row

Nigel Farage pulled out of a high-profile BBC interview as his Reform UK party faces a row over whether the UK should have appeased Hitler.

What do the Tories plan to do about the housing crisis?

Politicians, and especially party leaders, tend not to like admitting mistakes, and still less failure.

Minister's fight to preserve ECHR in Sunak's manifesto

A series of secret tapes have exposed the depth of the Tory civil war over the prospect of ditching the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Sunak showers voters with promises he'll never deliver

The launch of the Conservative Party manifesto yesterday - with the promise of tax cuts worth £17.2bn a year by the end of the next five-year parliament - represented Rishi Sunak's last throw of the dice.

Rishi was revved for launch, but it stalled before it began

\"I'm all revved up and ready to go,\" said Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, standing in front of the Silverstone racetrack.

Sunak vows to cut taxes by £17bn and halve migration

Rishi Sunak drew comparisons with his predecessor Liz Truss and her disastrous mini-Budget as he unveiled a manifesto containing £17bn of tax cuts.

Battle for a different No 10 may shape England's future

While Keir Starmer's arrival in Downing Street now seems a foregone conclusion, another battle for No 10 this summer looks rather tougher to call.

Clay champions don't need rub of the green in SW19

Iga Swiatek called it a \"huge challenge\", while Carlos Alcaraz wanted to enjoy his third grand slam title before turning his mind to emulating Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Germany hoping for a home run after decade of decline

In the wake of several disastrous tournaments, the Euro 2024 hosts are showing signs they can challenge top sides again

'Balloon war' of North and South Korea may blow up

Propaganda battle is damaging already fraught relations

Blinken pushes Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire proposals

The US secretary of state Antony Blinken last night urged top Israeli officials to accept and implement a plan for postwar Gaza as he also pushed for more international pressure on Hamas to agree to a ceasefire proposal newly endorsed by the UN Security Council.

Le Pen's 'lion cub' protege prepares to bare his claws

Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right National Rally party, is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron's government

This Macron roll of the dice could backfire spectacularly

Emmanuel Macron has taken a massive gamble.

Snap French election 'most consequential' in decades

Parties in scramble to make alliances ahead of first round as EU reels from vote marked by major gains for the far right

Dancer Pernice won't be in the new 'Strictly', says BBC

Giovanni Pernice will not be joining this year's cast of Strictly Come Dancing, it has been announced.

NHS could get joint Covid and flu jab by end of year

A new combined flu and Covid vaccine could be approved for NHS use this year following clinical trials.

Urgent NHS blood appeal after hospital cyberattack

Health leaders have launched an urgent blood drive across the country to help major hospitals at the centre of a cyberattack.