Gary Lineker has stepped down from his role as presenter of Sports Personality Of The Year (SPOTY), the BBC has confirmed. The corporation said last year’s awards ceremony, which he presented ...

Spy-accused former soldier Daniel Khalife had a 30-minute phone conversation with an Iranian agent while posted at a US army base, a court has heard. The three calls “rekindled” Iran’s interest in ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on December 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February. Mr Scholz declared his ...

An armed gang who left their terrified victim a tetraplegic when he fell from a window in a desperate attempt to flee their attack have been jailed. Samantha Nunn drove the gang to the house before ...

Kemi Badenoch has suggested council tax rises could be needed after claiming local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole” next year. The Conservative Party leader used Prime Minister’s Questions ...

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said she wants to ensure everyone at her department is ‘taking responsibility’ for the experience of passengers.

Master George Taft, 65, and deckhand Ian Catterson, 73 died in the incident off Greenock, Inverclyde, in February 2023.