Al Carns, the veterans minister, promised to increase the number of staff processing applications by five, effectively doubling the size of the team.

Kemi Badenoch is to call for health benefits to be restricted to people with the most serious conditions as she sets out her plans for welfare.

Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in Liz Truss’ short-lived government, said his former party had “lost their way” as he left ...

The largest Reform-led council is due to unveil its “first big savings” from cost-cutting initiatives as opposition parties complain of “poor governance” during their first two months in power.

England got their Euro 2025 hopes back on track with a resounding 4-0 victory over the Netherlands at Zurich’s Stadion Letzigrund.

Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could ...

If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and body armour when he was shot and seriously injured by a police officer on Monday night ...

The Prince of Wales has been a longtime supporter of the England Women’s team and wished them good luck before the tournament.

The robot operated with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in the US.