Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic "storm" by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn black hole in the nation's finances.

Barely a month ago, a majority of the Conservative Party pushed out a sitting prime minister after deciding she went too far in a budget. 

Two men who forced their way into a woman's home and threatened her at knifepoint while she held her child are being sought by police.

The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman, who was jailed for allegedly breaching immigration laws, has been released.

US President Joe Biden has disputed Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertions that a missile that landed in Poland and killed two people was not of Ukrainian origin.

The UK is facing "atrocious" weather conditions with three yellow rain warnings issued for large parts of the nation.

China has said it supports frank exchanges as long as they are held on an equal basis, after its president publicly scolded Justin Trudeau.

The Republicans have won back control of the US House of Representatives.

A man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his car through a Christmas parade has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of release.

Plans to slash long waits for NHS treatment and cancer care by 2025 are in serious jeopardy, a damning report has concluded.