A Tory MP's suggestion that the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit on the Republic of Ireland could encourage the EU to drop the backstop has been widely criticised.

A terror suspect accused of attacking police officers outside Buckingham Palace with a samurai sword drew ‘posters’ in prison of an officer being shot by a man shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, a jury heard. 

A 60-year-old Kenyan immigrant has fulfilled a “lifelong dream” of graduating from university 22 years after she finished.

An Indian scientist in the UK is working on a way to grow crops in arsenic contaminated soil, a study which is likely to have wide ranging impact for farmers in north-eastern India.

A pizza takeaway has had its alcohol licence suspended for three months after illegal workers were found during a immigration raid. Tops Pizza in Reading avoided having its full licence revoked after lawyers argued its franchisor had no knowledge...

A fifth person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed to death.

Birmingham City Council wants to hire a dedicated immigration boss in a bid to help asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

Mum-of-twins Meena Kumari-Sharma was a successful recruitment consultant and loved long weekends of trips to the zoo and cocktails with friends. But after Christmas last year she was diagnosed with leukaemia, and now urgently needs to find a...

A British blood donor says she feels "privileged" to help a two-year-old girl receive crucial cancer treatment in the United States.

A man accused of causing an explosion which killed five people and destroyed a building has denied being involved. The blast at a Polish convenience store in Leicester in February is alleged to have been an insurance scam.