Gerald Smith, 69, was imprisoned for 18 months over the bounce-back loan also used to ‘fund a lavish lifestyle’, City of London Police said.

The US is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon ...

The duke is carrying out two days of engagements, with the first event a summit with the Diana Award, which was set up in memory of his late mother.

The Culture Secretary praised local newspapers for their work during the summer riots, adding ‘we lose them at our peril’.

The Taoiseach said he was ‘deeply concerned’ by the escalation of military actions on the Israeli-Lebanon border.

But Police Scotland boss Jo Farrell said she is ‘absolutely committed’ to delivering justice for the family of Alastair Wilson who died in 2004.

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said she was putting an end to the ‘toxic legacy of distrust between both governments’.

Iran’s president has accused Israel of seeking a wider war in the Middle East and laying “traps” to lead his country into a wider conflict. Masoud Pezeshkian told about two dozen media representatives ...

However, industry bodies also cautioned that the Labour Government must be careful not to ‘chill’ small business investment.

The silver Nissan Qashqai hatchback was last seen in the Mountjoy Square area of the city on Monday afternoon.

Octopuses are usually considered to be solitary creatures, but new research suggests they might sometimes socialise with fish in order to share the responsibility of hunting. The findings broaden our ...

Shehraz Sarwar was acquitted after a district judge said he could not be sure the 46-year-old intended to cause injury.