The officers were responding to reports of a person carrying a firearm at Milton Keynes railway station this afternoon, Thames Valley Police said.

The families of two young people who died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution are set to meet with senior prison service officials. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died within months of ...

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A deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is being “finalised” after winning approval from Donald Trump’s US, Downing Street said. The plan will see the UK give up sovereignty over the British ...

MPs from across the House criticised the Government for the delayed announcement, accusing it of leaving children in ‘limbo’.

England enjoyed its sunniest March on record last month, along with its sixth driest, as persistent high pressure brought long spells of clear weather. Some 185.8 hours of sunshine were measured ...

Infrastricture Minister Liz Kimmins gave the go-ahead for the signage last week, but it has led to a row among Stormont Executive ministers.

UK consumers could be spared from price rises following Donald Trump’s tariffs but job cuts could worsen for some of the hardest-hit firms, experts say. Mr Trump has imposed tariffs on UK aluminium ...

The US State Department should recognise that the UK is “a free country with liberal values”, Kemi Badenoch has said, after American officials expressed concern over the prosecution of a British ...

The speaker of the Irish parliament needs to “build bridges” with the opposition after the confidence motion is held on Tuesday, a TD has said. Labour deputy leader Ged Nash said “there’s a job of ...

The British pint is “safe” under the Government, according to the Foreign Secretary. David Lammy offered assurances to MPs after he was asked to guarantee the “most glorious of British symbols” could ...

RAF fighter jets will patrol Polish airspace on Nato’s eastern flank, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The department said British-built Typhoon jets had arrived in eastern Poland on Tuesday ...