The Indian women’s captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, is a gifted and combustible cricketer. During a tied one-day international against Bangladesh in Mirpur at the weekend, she responded to dismissal by ...

A comedian who has appeared on a number of BBC shows has sparked outrage for posting a threat on social media to kill a female “Zionist” comedian. Dane Baptiste, 42, has apologised for posting the ...

Jeremy Hunt put tax cuts for workers and parents at the heart of his pre-­election budget as he ­declared that Britain’s economy was “turning the corner” and laid out his goal to abolish national ...

When Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, met President Macron of France for talks on the future of Europe’s security, the stakes were high. The supply of American armaments to Ukraine has been all but ...

Rishi Sunak’s hopes of significant interest rate cuts before the election suffered a blow on Wednesday after new figures showed inflation falling more slowly than expected. Ministers had been banking ...

It is a scenario all too familiar for many drivers: alone on the road at night, not a soul to be seen, until a car approaches from the opposite direction. Instead of it being a welcome sign, it is ...

Every constituency in Britain saw a rise in sickness benefit claims last year, with Conservative areas experiencing some of the biggest increases. Affluent southern areas have seen the numbers of ...

Harvey Weinstein will be retried on rape charges after his 2020 conviction was overturned on appeal. The movie mogul, 72, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair on Wednesday afternoon to be ...

Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Are there two more soulful voices anywhere on the planet? At a time when technology plays tricks on listeners and makes very ordinary singers sound, well, ...

One of Gareth Southgate’s first experiences as England manager proved to be a sobering one. His maiden squad announcement in October 2016 for the games against Malta and Slovenia served as a proud ...

Social media companies will have to crack down on dangerous, viral challenges on their platforms or face fines and even criminal sanctions. New duties are to be imposed on tech firms to make sure they ...

The US Supreme Court set Donald Trump on track for a week of momentous victories by overruling a state ban on standing again for president before a potential clean sweep of Super Tuesday votes.