BMA accuses NHS chiefs of misusing derogation deal to undermine strikes

Doctors' leaders have accused NHS chiefs of bowing to political pressure over striking junior doctors being called back to work.

Poll date Political realities constrain PM's call

One of the few political powers to rest almost entirely in the prime minister's hands is when to call an election.

Rosebank oil will be sold overseas, not stored for fuel security, says government

The UK government has admitted that oil from the controversial Rosebank field will be sold on the international market rather than to UK consumers.

UK does not cooperate enough to halt migrant boats, say French auditors

The UK is not coordinating sufficiently with France to reduce the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats or providing enough detailed information, French state auditors have said.

Expert's view Are cautions really for audiences' benefit?

Culture warriors have heard a safety catch being clicked firmly into place at London's BFI Southbank for a forthcoming season of 60s movies - variously naughty, groovy and gritty - scored by the great composer John Barry: Soundtracking Bond and Beyond.

The spy who triggered me: BFI to give Bond viewers a warning

When James Bond was given a licence to thrill movie theatre audiences in 1962's Dr No, the cultural backdrop to which Britain's best known spy went about his now familiar array of shootouts, sex and action sequences was very different.

Labour will fight fire with fire, Starmer warns Tories

Warning on campaign tactics as PM says he plans poll later in year’

Mortgage costs to rise by £19bn as deals end

Homeowners are facing a £19bn increase in mortgage costs as millions more fixed-rate deals expire and borrowers are forced to renegotiate their home loans in the wake of the toughest round of interest rate increases in decades.

Christmas'a whopper' as UK shoppers spend £13.7bn on groceries

UK shoppers spent £13.7bn on groceries in the run-up to Christmas - 7% more than a year before - as they sought out bargains and switched to discounters to try to offset price inflation.

Make or break? Rise of the far right could determine EU's future in June elections

Bloc's 400m voters are more engaged than ever, but there are warning signs from polls

Deal or no deal? Shelvey's Turkish move leaves Forest with questions to answer

Nottingham Forest terminated the contract of Jonjo Shelvey before he joined Turkish club Caykur Rizespor on a free transfer in September, contrary to their original statement that he left the club on loan.

Down to the Wire: Finalist Littler the pride of Warrington

Super League players gripped by epicrun ofthe Wolves season-ticket holder

Onana can face Spurs after striking Afcon deal

Manchester United's goalkeeper André Onana will be available for the Premier League game against Tottenham on 14 January, 24 hours before Cameroon start their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Guinea.

Gerrard sees sands of time running out on Saudi stay

The legendary former player's star power is keeping him in his job at Al-Ettifaq aftera lengthy winless run

'I don't see the point': Dyche calls for end of winter break

Manager says calendar favours richer clubs and has harmed Everton's run of form

Hungry Aston Martin eager to build on last year's promise

While the team's fast start fizzled out last season, smart recruitment and investment could help to sustain success

'I give them love' How Swedish rap star hopes to curb gang violence

Sebastian Stakset has lost 38 friends to gang violence - many of whom, he points out from the window of his non-profit's Stockholm base, are buried in the cemetery on the other side of the metro track.

Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners in UAE-brokered deal

Ukraine and Russia yesterday announced the largest prisoner of war exchange since the start of the conflict, involving the return of more than 200 soldiers from each side in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

Biden to say democracy on the line as re-election campaign hits the road

Joe Biden will aim to jump-start his re-election campaign in the coming week with events designed to symbolise the fight for democracy and racial justice against Donald Trump.

Earthquake Rescues hit by aftershocks and heavy rain

Japanese rescuers were scrambling to search for survivors as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people.

Airliner in Japan crash was permitted to land - officials

A passenger jet that collided with a coastguard plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo had been given permission to land but the smaller plane was not cleared for takeoff, Japanese authorities have said, as police reportedly investigated whether the crash involved professional negligence.

Hundreds of flood alerts issued as more rain follows Storm Henk

Parts of Britain battered by Storm Henk have been warned to brace themselves for yet more downpours today that could trigger another phase of flooding, travel disruption and power cuts.

Man who found giant fossil skull 'airbrushed from show'

A campaign has been launched to name a reptile that starred in David Attenborough's latest documentary after the amateur fossil hunter who found it, following complaints he was \"airbrushed\" from the BBC show.

Mossad's warning to Hamas 'We will retaliate like we did after 1972 Olympic massacre'

The head of Israel's foreign intelligence service vowed yesterday to track down and kill all Hamas leaders responsible for attacking Israel, less than a day after a drone strike in Lebanon killed the militant organisation's second most senior official.

Batmanghelidjh remembered 'Camila taught us about love'

Family and friends are squashed into the late Camila Batmanghelidjh's neat, tiny, kaleidoscopically colourful flat in London.

Op art Paintings transform children's surgical unit

When I was last here, there was nothing much to cheer you up,\"  says 10-year-old Joseph Hay, perusing the intricate mural that now dominates one wall of the operating theatres unit at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

'You can't get your head round it': town in awe of a new kind of hero

As Luke Littler took to the stage at the Alexandra Palace in London for the world darts championship, the young players 200 miles away at St Helens Darts Academy - where he started his sporting career at nine years old - screamed their support.

'Nobody wants to be here' The reluctant strikers on the NHS picket line

It was a morning of strikingly mixed emotions as about 50 junior doctors joined a picket line outside Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary: none wanted to be there but all thought they had no option.

Lloyd Webber says he called priest to get rid of phantom in house

As poltergeists generally go, it seems the award-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber may have got off lightly.

Reform Tory MPs begging party not to stand-Tice

Terrified Conservative MPs are pleading with Reform UK not to put up candidates against them in the general election, the leader of the populist rightwing party has claimed.