Reports of up to 15 dead in district of Syrian capital where Israel has previously targeted Hezbollah militants and Iranian installations are situated An Israeli airstrike reportedly has killed up to 15 people in Kafr Sousa – a high-security area of the Syrian capital, Damascus, part of which is home […]

Hundreds gather to remember killed 16-year-old as appeal raises more than £100,000 for family A candlelit vigil has been held in the home village of Brianna Ghey close to where the 16-year-old was stabbed to death last weekend, as a fundraising appeal for her family surpassed £100,000. Brianna, 16, a […]

SNP scraps conference on first minister’s proposal to use next general election as ‘de facto referendum’ Senior figures in the Scottish National party believe Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation could delay their effort to stage another independence referendum by at least five years. The party’s national executive committee confirmed on Thursday […]

Visit suggests announcement of UK-EU solution on Northern Ireland could come as early as Friday Rishi Sunak arrived in Belfast on Thursday night, in a sign that a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol is imminent. The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, will also travel to Brussels on Friday for talks […]