A lawyer defending rapper Jay-Z in his fight against rape allegations has outlined a range of evidence to prove accusations levied against the hitmaker are “provably, demonstrably false”.

Residents in parts of Surrey and south London have been told water supplies are “starting to return to normal” after a major fault at a water company’s treatment works. Sutton and East Surrey (SES) ...

England signed off 2024 with a chastening 423-run defeat against New Zealand in Hamilton, with injured captain Ben Stokes not fit enough to go down with the ship. Faced with a gargantuan chase of 658 ...

Two environmental campaign groups will be allowed to take part in bids to challenge the sentences given to climate protesters for their roles in a protest which blocked the M25. Friends of the Earth ...

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the ...

The right to home education will no longer be automatic for parents of the most at-risk children, under proposed legislation being unveiled in Parliament. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is ...

A former Conservative business secretary and the chairwoman of Rolls-Royce will join trade unionists and business leaders to advise the government on its growth “mission”. Greg Clark, who served as ...

Sir Keir Starmer was speaking at the Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia where he met leaders of Baltic states.

Lucas Paqueta’s contentious penalty looked to have snatched victory for the Hammers, three minutes from time before Enes Unal struck.

The Iceman – whose 2021 title win came behind closed doors at Alexandra Palace – had not reached the last eight at any major tournament this year ...

British diplomats have held talks with the leader of banned Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), after its ousting of former dictator Bashar Assad. Photographs showed senior officials, ...

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 17 December https://t.co/DmqLGLOZEj pic.twitter.com/gMhRe87mNh The Daily Express writes that the Prime Minister has been given an ...