The US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the talks, held on Wednesday and Thursday in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai, were focused on “decreasing the incidences of unsafe and ...

Teenage girls in England are significantly less likely to feel safe in school than their male peers since the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has suggested. Secondary school pupils in England have some of ...

Measures introduced last year with the aim of boosting access to NHS dentists appear to have “resulted in worsening the picture”, MPs have said. The Dental Recovery Plan has “comprehensively failed”, ...

The UK has drawn up an ‘indicative list’ of possible retaliatory tariffs, but is unlikely to hit back this month.

Plans to tackle problem drinking in England are “no longer fit for purpose” due to a significant change in drinking habits, experts have warned. The Nuffield Trust think tank said that there is a ...

NHS hospitals and buildings are plagued by rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests, according to a large staff survey. A poll of almost 9,000 health workers for the Unison union suggests pests ...

The London Vegetable Orchestra is the UK’s only ensemble to use instruments made of hand-crafted local vegetables.

Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his late Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, honouring his “dear friend” and wishing him “well on the next journey”. Speaking at the CinemaCon film event in Las Vegas, Cruise ...

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi ...

It follows a separate legal claim being filed at the same court on Monday by Stena Bulk Marine Services USA LLC, which owns the Stena Immaculate, and Crowley-Stena Marine Solutions LLC, the maritime ...

A man, a woman and five children escaped unharmed but the teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire had been put out by around 12.30am on Thursday and neighbouring properties were ...