The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.

Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?

Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

Most analysts are predicting an increase from 3.75% to 4%, the first increase in more than three years.

Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.

Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

The wider risk to the UK public from the deadly virus remains low, a government spokesperson says.

MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.

As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed in the biggest Police Scotland operation since last year's visit by President Trump.