The Government publicly revealing the identity of the agent Stakeknife could help to persuade more Catholics to join the police in Northern Ireland, Jon Boutcher has told MPs.

Russian Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel, the Solong, collided with the Stena Immaculate.

Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his homes in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

A yellow weather warning has been issued as “heavy and persistent rain” could lead to flooding, the Met Office said. The yellow Met Office warning covers parts of London and the south of the UK from ...