The former health secretary has been appointed to a senior Department of Health and Social Care position by Wes Streeting.

Three Nasa astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to hospital last month have declined to say which one of them was sick. Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and ...

Parachuted into the hotseat following Erik ten Hag’s exit, the popular former striker oversaw a 5-2 win against the Foxes as the Red Devils progressed to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Wales open their Autumn Nations Series campaign when they tackle Fiji in Cardiff on Sunday. Fiji have never beaten their hosts in the Welsh capital, but they will relish an opportunity to make history ...

Former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace has claimed that “momentum has dropped back” on Ukraine. Sir Ben told the BBC that the UK’s leadership on Ukraine has “started to drop back into the… pack” and ...

The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, although a government spokesman said the claim was ...

Right, it's coat season. So sod the summer bod. The autumn and winter seasons are perhaps my favourite time of year for several reasons. The dark nights, the miserable weather and the food, to name a ...

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Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after ploughing through Cuba. The storm knocked out the island’s ...

A police marksman who shot a man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist after the 7/7 London bombings said he was certain “we were going to die” if he did not act. Jean Charles de Menezes was killed a ...

Firefighters and police officers are among the first recipients of the award, the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross.

The Prince of Wales is “looking forward” to “playing a role” at the Cop30 UN climate change conference being hosted by Brazil, a royal source has said. There is speculation William could stage his ...