Another aide has reportedly left Number 10, taking the total number of departures in less than 24 hours to five.

An 18-year-old who was attacked by a crocodile on her gap year has described the moment she was pulled underwater and "lost control".

The race is on to save a five-year-old boy who has been stuck inside a well for the last three days.

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has suggested that workers should not ask for big pay rises as it battles surging inflation.

Resignations in Downing Street on Thursday are the result of the prime minister "taking charge", a government minister has told Sky News.

The Conservatives have held the seat of Southend West in a by-election triggered by the killing of Sir David Amess, but some voters had a message for beleaguered Boris Johnson.

US intelligence accusing Russia of planning a fake attack to justify an invasion of Ukraine is "shocking evidence of Moscow's aggression", Liz Truss has warned.

Households will be left in "deep peril" and older people will be "badly shaken" by the rise in energy bills, charities have warned.

Britain's winter sport stars are aiming for Olympic glory in Beijing as the Games officially get under way today.

Around 350,000 homes and businesses lost power across the US on Thursday after a major storm hit parts of the country - dumping more than a foot of snow in the Midwest and cancelling more than 9,000 flights.