An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has killed at least five people, including four children, Palestinian medics said.

South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

The US rapper will top the bill on Friday, with Biffy Clyro the headline act on Saturday, and Snow Patrol on Sunday.

More than 500 officers took part in raids in cities in Germany on Wednesday, targeting gangs bringing migrants to the UK in inflatable boats.

A survey found forthcoming rises in employers’ national insurance contributions weighed on firms’ appetite to hire new staff.

“Our findings show that, for teenagers who fulfilled our research definition of long Covid three months after a positive test for the Covid virus, the majority have recovered after two years,” said ...

Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...