The statement reiterated China’s stance that is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must.

Comedian and actor Russell Brand allegedly raped a woman in a hotel room when she attended a Labour Party conference, a court heard. Following a theatrical event in Bournemouth in 1999, it is alleged ...

Kaliyah Coa, 11, was reported missing on March 31 after playing near Barge House Causeway in Woolwich on a school inset day.

Maria Catalano hopes snooker changes its policies on transgender women so that she can return to the sport she loves, but says she feels “unheard” by its governing body. Catalano says snooker is “in ...

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

I must begin this review with an apology to any opera aficionados, as I am experiencing my first classical opera after almost half a century ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes winning the Premier League and the celebrations which accompanied it will boost their transfer opportunities. Sunday’s 5-1 win over Tottenham secured a ...

A drone has struck a vessel carrying aid to Gaza off the coast of Malta, according to Codepink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement. The vessel belonging to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla was ...

A lorry driver who scooped £5.2 million on the lottery quit his job and bought a new vacuum cleaner as his first purchase. Gary MacDonald, of Barking, east London, opted for a Shark vacuum and said: ...

Eddie Howe has urged Newcastle to be ruthless this summer as their Premier League competitors attempt to comply with spending rules.

Villa Park will host England’s World Cup qualifier with Andorra in September as Thomas Tuchel’s side stay on the road. With Wembley hosting Coldplay for a series of concerts, Tuchel’s men will travel ...

Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of running up behind Daniel Anjorin as he walked to school and slashing him in the chest and neck, virtually decapitating him, in Hainault, north-east London, on April ...