Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.

Shadow ministers raised research from the Institute of Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism.

The Social Security Advisory Committee admonished the Government for not providing an impact assessment of its plan to scrap the universal payment.

A man and two women have been remanded in custody over the death of a 23-month-old child in Co Tyrone. Tavia Da Costa is believed to have died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

The number of people dying in or after police custody in England and Wales has been described as “extremely concerning” as figures show more than half had mental health problems. The Independent ...

Wayne Rooney admits he is “surprised” that Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as England’s new boss. The German was named as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor on Wednesday, signing an 18-month ...

Cat Eccles told an adjournment debate that the UK is languishing behind its European neighbours when it comes to ultra-fast broadband.

Her entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, TV and the stage, but she is best remembered for her turn in 1958 film South Pacific.

It was, though, down to fine margins again as Ainslie’s crew claimed Britain’s first America’s Cup point since 1934 before then holding off a gutsy comeback by New Zealand in the second race of the ...

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One Direction fans who attended a vigil in Argentina to mourn the death of former band member Liam Payne have spoken of their shock and grief. The singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor ...

New figures for England show 346,217 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 – an average of 948 every day – compared to 329,664 in 2021.