Journalists working at the White House reported hearing a series of gun shots and were told to seek shelter inside the press briefing room.

Law enforcement authorities are responding to shots that were fired near the White House grounds, FBI director Kash Patel said. Journalists working there on Saturday reported hearing a series of ...

Temperatures will continue to climb throughout the weekend, as forecasters said the “exceptional heat” may break records for the warmest day in May and hottest bank holiday. The UK saw the hottest day ...

Police Scotland has spent more than £2 million on the investigation into the SNP’s finances. The bill for Operation Branchform stood at £2,173,089 as of April 30, the force said in response to a ...

President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” ...

Sir Keir Starmer said efforts to cut costs, reduce net migration and boost growth showed “our plan is working” as he battles to stay in No 10. The Prime Minister’s position as Labour leader remains ...

Speaking at the Hay Festival on Saturday, Ms Pelicot she never thought she could trust a man again before meeting her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian.

Morrisons has announced plans to close around 100 loss-making convenience stores.

Traffic at Dover is now “free flowing”, the port has announced after new EU border checks were suspended to ease congestion at the start of a hot bank holiday weekend. Holidaymakers got stuck in hours ...

New EU border checks at Dover have been suspended as motorists queued for hours amid climbing temperatures at the start of a hot bank holiday weekend. Multiple temperature records could be broken over ...

Daniel Ennis is ahead in Dublin Central, while Fine Gael’s Sean Kyne and Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas are neck-and-neck in Galway West.

The state has failed young people in a “shameful” way by “transporting them into the world of benefits”, the leader of a major Government review warned. Former health secretary Alan Milburn said his ...