The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The economy grew by 0.1% over the period, ...

The demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan held combined military exercises in nearby waters.

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, providing a solid mandate for his economic revival program. Mr Dissanayake’s National ...

Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northern Honduras late on Thursday local time and threatened to dump torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 15 November https://t.co/HkSbGmKjuN pic.twitter.com/65eTfVGdrY The i reports the Chancellor will loosen rules introduced after the ...

Donald Trump met on Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentina’s President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election. The ...

Shel Talmy, who produced early music for British bands The Who and The Kinks, has died at the age of 87. The US record producer “died peacefully in his sleep” at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday ...

It is believed that a DAF GeoAmey prison transport vehicle collided with two pedestrians, South Yorkshire Police said.

The review includes hundreds of cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites as well as some that defy easy explanation.