Foreign Office official Ian Collard will not appear in person before a committee of MPs to answer questions about the vetting process for Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to ...

A woman in her 30s has been arrested after the deaths of two boys, aged one and three, in a house fire in Wolverhampton. Officers were called to Mason Street at about 8.30pm on Friday along with West ...

Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would continue engaging with Pakistan’s mediation efforts ‘until a result is achieved’.

Payouts are due on about 12.1 million mis-sold deals from various lenders at an average of £829 each, the Financial Conduct Authority said.