Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 242 days in protest against the imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Wynne Evans has said he has been dropped by the BBC, following an apology saying that he used “inappropriate language” during the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The Welsh opera singer, 53, ...

The legal team for the former Sinn Fein leader said the verdict of the jury was a ‘full vindication’ for their client.

The head of the BBC in Northern Ireland has said the implications of Gerry Adams’ libel victory against the broadcaster are “profound”. Adam Smyth, director of BBC NI, said their legal team had warned ...

Low-level delegations from Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years in Istanbul on May 16. The talks, which lasted two hours, brought no significant breakthrough, although ...

Comedian Reginald D Hunter is being prosecuted over alleged antisemitic social media posts, a court heard. The 56-year-old US stand-up is accused of three counts of sending an offensive communication ...

A fugitive who is accused of murdering a grandmother while she was out walking her dog took her phone to a town centre three days later and dumped it there to “put the police off the trail”, a court ...

Richard Satchwell, who had described himself as quiet and overweight, was said to have called Tina his ‘trophy wife’.

London is expected to enjoy warm and settled weather over the weekend, with no rain forecast and plenty of sunshine on the way.

The alleged driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade has appeared in court. Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning ...

The final weekend of the sunniest UK spring on record could see temperatures reach as high as 27C, but forecasters are warning of changeable weather as we go into the first week of summer. A balmy end ...

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. The 49-year-old appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on Friday flanked by two officers, where he ...