Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday that the incoming president’s ambitions are unlikely to amount to anything more than talk.

Councillors were recommended to approve the plan but decided to defer the decision to give residents more time to comment.

Parents who want to homeschool their children face having to get permission from their local council, if their child is at risk of harm, according to plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ...

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at brokerage Peel Hunt, said: “If bond yields rise further, Reeves may be forced to make the economically damaging decision of further increasing taxes or cutting ...

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been disqualified from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1,052 after he admitted driving at 85mph in a 50mph limit. The 31-year-old was caught ...

The UK government has shared advice on whether it is safe to travel to Los Angeles as the county faces wildfires.

Department for Transport figures show as of January 1 there were 73,334 public electric vehicle charging devices.

The bodies’ recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza.

Ashes rivals Ashleigh Gardner and Tammy Beaumont have called for more Test cricket to be played in future series between their sides.

Around 4,000 people are still without power while 4,500 are without water, though more sub-zero conditions overnight are expected to cause more disruption. The entire island was under weather warnings ...

Paula Radcliffe believes Keely Hodgkinson’s potential is “stratospheric” as the Olympic champion targets a “double whammy” of success in 2025. Hodgkinson won gold over 800 metres in Paris last summer ...

The bodies of Yosef Al Zaydani and his son Hamzah were recovered in an operation, defence minister Israel Katz said.