Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the World Cup “was never anyone’s to sell”, after Fifa confirmed plans to set up a private company to run its competitions. Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) would be ...

Party finance spokesman Michael Marra is one of two new MSPs who have announced they will run for the Scottish Labour leadership following the resignation of Anas Sarwar. It comes as the party ...

The risk from wildfires “remains elevated across the UK”, with more than 200 recorded in the last fortnight, fire chiefs have warned. It comes as the country prepares for more scorching conditions ...

The company which hopes to launch a space rocket from the northernmost edge of the UK is investigating an “issue” with the vehicle. German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has chosen to “de-stack ...

The trust preserves artwork amassed by monarchs and manages the public openings of the King’s official residences and other attractions.

Senator Lindsey Graham has been remembered as a “swashbuckling” public servant and “true American original” during memorial ...

He was originally jailed for 10 years for manslaughter in 2018 over the death of Charlotte Brown when his speedboat crashed during a first date.

A seven-year-old boy remains in critical condition following an incident at West Mersea Beach which left his teenage cousin and her mother dead, police have said. Sameeha Rahman, 15, her mother ...

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and caused part of a shopping centre to collapse on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people missing or injured, ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has denied that the trial of an Irish Palestine protester is a show trial and stressed that Germany’s judiciary is independent. Mr Merz was asked about the case ahead ...

Carlisle city centre was chosen for the murals because of its close proximity to the Lake District, which Potter had strong ...

A woman whose unborn baby’s body was found in a paper bag on the floor of funeral director Robert Bush’s business sobbed as she told him: “I trusted you with the most precious person in my life.” ...