Dominic Raab has said the government did "everything we could" to get vulnerable Afghans out of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover - and denied that ministers prioritised the evacuation of animals over humans.

People arriving in the UK from overseas now have to take a COVID-19 test before they travel, under new rules designed to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.

Storm Barra is barrelling across Ireland and into the UK this morning, with the weather system packing strong winds, heavy rain and snow, with the Met Office warning of a small chance of a "danger to life" in some parts due to the conditions.

Warnings about murdered six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes were ignored, his grandfather has said.

Omicron, Tsitsipas and cryptocurrency Dogecoin have made it on to a list of the year's most mispronounced words.

Labour's Harriet Harman, the longest-serving female MP in the Commons, has announced that she will not be standing for the party at the next election.

The COVID pandemic has hit children in the north of England the hardest, with health and educational outcomes worse than youngsters elsewhere, a new report has warned.

US President Joe Biden has spoken to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European leaders to share growing concerns about Russia's behaviour towards Ukraine.

A multi-million pound strategy to cut drug crime and save lives has been unveiled by the government – but will it work?

All new prisons will have "airport-style" security and every inmate will be assessed for addiction under plans to keep drugs out of jails.