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The court of appeal has ruled that a couple who were separated from their two young children on a migrant dinghy near northern France after the mother fell overboard cannot travel to the UK to be reunited with them.

The Kurdish family, including two children aged nine and six, boarded …

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack in Birmingham that led to five people being evacuated in the early hours of Monday morning when a car was driven into the front of a shop and set on fire.

Nobody was injured in the blaze, which police said began shortly before …

Shoppers surged on to UK high streets on Saturday amid signs they are spending more than last year in the run-up to Christmas as retailers hope for a last-minute rush.

Spending was up 2.3% year on year during the seven weeks to 20 December, led by a 6.1% rise online, …

Sweden has accused China of denying a request for Swedish prosecutors to board a Chinese ship that has been linked to the cutting of two undersea cables in the Baltic despite Beijing pledging “cooperation” with regional authorities.

The Yi Peng 3 left the waters it had been anchored in since …

Economic growth revised to zero, stubbornly high inflation, and warnings of job losses on the horizon. After less than six months in office, a narrative is taking hold that Keir Starmer’s government is fumbling his number one mission to reboot Britain’s economy.

On the eve of the prime minister’s first …

Donald Trump has

threatened to take over the Panama Canal

Here’s what you need to know.

What is the Panama Canal?

The canal is a major waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, allowing sea travellers …

The Australian Navy is offering high school graduates “with no experience at all” up to $120,000 to become nuclear submarine officers who will eventually manage nuclear reactors and weapons systems.

The recruitment drive was launched despite Defence not being expected to receive a Virginia-class submarine from the US

Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends, the Guardian can reveal.

The company, which serves more than 16 million customers, cut the funds after senior managers assessed the potential risks of such a move.

Discussions – held in secret …

Kemi Badenoch would like you to know that everything is going very well and that she has plenty of time. That, in its most digested form, was the message from her marathon

Today programme interview

Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza are taking legal action against BP for running a pipeline that supplies much of Israel’s crude oil.

The claimants have sent the British oil company a letter before claim, alleging it is breaching its stated commitments to human rights under international law.

BP …