Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, paving the way for a similar move by the UK.

A drug dealer who was caught with more than 100 wraps of cocaine and heroin has been jailed for five years. Leam Valentine, of Old Field, Little Milton, Oxfordshire, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown ...

The UK has announced fresh sanctions against Iran for aiding Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine. Iran’s national airliner Iran Air will be subject to an asset freeze in response to the country’s transfer ...

A lack of consequence for DUP ministers who boycotted meetings of the North South Ministerial Council in the previous mandate has been highlighted. Stormont opposition leader Matthew O’Toole (SDLP) ...

An Oxfordshire farmer has explained why real Christmas trees are better than fake ones. Anne Gow, who runs Farmer Gow’s family farm near Faringdon, has been supplying locally grown, natural Christmas ...

Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is taking legal action against the Department for Business and Trade over arms export licences.

A former solider who made Facebook posts referring to “civil war” in the aftermath of the Southport attacks has been jailed for two years. Daffron Williams, 40, who served on tours of Afghanistan and ...

Latest figures suggest almost 10 million of 155 million active subscriptions in the UK are unwanted, the Department for Business and Trade said.

Bluesky is a social media platform that some are choosing to use as an alternative to X (formerly known as Twitter) ...

Government is insisting the introduction of inheritance tax on farm businesses worth more than £1m is ‘fair’ and closes a loophole.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted “respectful” relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese president since 2018.

A leading pharmacist has warned Brits not to overlook changes to their skin – because they could be vital clues to a life-threatening condition. From a subtle discolouration to a change in texture or ...