From today (Tuesday 23 February), applicants for the Hong Kong BN(O) visa with certain biometric passports will be able to apply from a smartphone app to scan their passport. The launch of the app ...

On Thursday, millions of people in England headed to the polls to select their new local councillors & in one area a new MP.

Buckingham Palace has refused to discuss the Duke of York’s visit to the 94-year-year-old monarch at her Highland retreat. However, it is understood that Andrew, 60, has gone to the 50,000-acre estate ...

Children as young as 14 had been recruited as mules to move Class A drugs for crime lords in what has become a deeply disturbing and fast-growing phenomenon. County lines gangs exploit children to ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex weighed in on next month’s presidential election during an interview as part of the TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people.

Test turnaround times continue to rise, with 97.2% of in-person test results returned the next day after the test was taken In-person test results received within 24 hours is at 82.7%, the highest ...

Ms Kathy Leach has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in succession to Mr Michael Gifford who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Leach will take up her ...

Charlotte and Louis are currently fourth and fifth in line to the throne and are unlikely to be senior working royals as adults. The two younger Cambridge siblings will be bumped down the line of ...

Prince William has been accused of making a “baffling choice” by not publicly supporting Meghan Markle against hate speech. This comes after the Duke of Cambridge posted an anti-racist messages to ...

Good morning and it’s a pleasure to be with you this morning (albeit virtually from my office in London). I plan to focus on the CMA’s work in relation to digital markets, and in particular, our ...

Child sexual abuse is prevalent in faith institutions across most major religions in the UK, with a report accusing these organisations of “blatant hypocrisy” and “moral failings”. The Independent ...