The Government has said the system which came before Horizon could have created accounting shortfalls for sub-postmasters.

A senior Russian general has been killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security agency levelled criminal charges against him. Lieutenant ...

Chelsea have been notified by the Football Association of an “adverse finding” in a urine sample provided by Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk. The west London club issued a statement on Tuesday ...

Former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has announced he is stepping back from frontline politics and will not run for re-election as an MSP in 2026. Mr Yousaf said the “time is right for me to ...

A UK ticket-holder has become the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time after receiving a £177 million jackpot. The single ticket-holder, who has chosen to remain anonymous, came forward ...

While he avoided being the shortest incumbent of the post, a title held by Labour’s Henry McLeish after he was in office for one year and 12 days between 2000 and 2001, Mr Yousaf had a tricky time in ...

In a statement released on Tuesday, an embassy spokesperson said that “anti-China clamours made by a handful of UK MPs” have “revealed their twisted mentality towards China” and accused them of trying ...

Thousands of military homes will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion. The Ministry of Defence will buy back 36,347 homes from property firm Annington, reversing the ...

Former England assistant Steve Holland has been appointed manager of Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos. Holland has been out of work since leaving his position as Gareth Southgate’s number two in the ...

According to excerpts from his upcoming autobiography, suicide bombers planned to attack him during his 2021 visit to Iraq, but were killed before striking. Italian daily Corriere della Sera on ...

England were on the wrong end of a massive 423-run defeat in their final Test of the year but still walked away with a 2-1 ...

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ms Phillipson said the Bill is “landmark” legislation which will “seek to keep children safe”. In a statement ahead of the Bill’s introduction to Parliament, ...