Shabana Mahmood has defended her plans for forced deportation of children under her new asylum rules. 

Defence secretary John Healey has twice declined to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran, when asked by Sky News.

Kristi Noem has been sacked as homeland security secretary after what a source in the Trump administration said was the "culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures".

Satellite images have revealed the scale of damage at Iranian military sites following US and Israeli strikes, but civilian infrastructure has also been hit, including schools and hospitals.

Twice, the air raid sirens sounded around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus this afternoon. We were rushed inside as soldiers lay on the floor in body armour. It was over quickly.

UK average diesel costs have hit a 16-month high, less than a week after war gripped the Middle East and sent oil costs rocketing.

"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes."

Fifteen activists suspected of planning a mass shoplifting campaign have been arrested, after the group reputedly targeted The Ritz and the Crown Jewels with previous stunts.

A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a school in Nottingham.

Britney Spears has spent the night in custody after being arrested.