Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated his Australian counterpart on winning a second term in office, saying the close ties between the two countries show “long-distance friendships can be the strongest”.

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Saturday’s election, saying, ...

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution described the party as a threat to the country’s democratic order.

Assisted dying is about the “human cost” and not pounds and pence, the MP behind the proposed legislation has said after an assessment of the potential costs. An impact assessment into the Terminally ...

Police boarded a Wizz Air flight from Luton Airport after passengers were accused of stealing a phone from a security guard.

A woman has died in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands. The 38-year-old woman was apparently carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby ...

The Duke of Sussex spoke in a BBC television interview after losing the latest round in a court battle over his security.

Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are facing pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after the local elections saw Reform UK make major gains across England. Nigel Farage hailed the results as ...

Early projections gave the ruling centre-left Labour Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24.

A woman has said she is “thrilled” after becoming the first person to be crowned Flatpack world champion. The Flatpack World ...