Senior Tories say ministers not holding China to account after Beijing targeted elections watchdog and politicians Tory MPs have urged ministers to take a tougher approach towards China after the security services confirmed Beijing-backed hackers were responsible for a cyber-attack targeting the UK elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on […]

Footage of people panicking, designed to attack the London mayor’s record on crime, was filmed in a New York subway station The Conservatives have deleted an online video that used scenes of a panicked crowd at a New York subway station to criticise Sadiq Khan’s record on crime in London. […]

While the musician faces several lawsuits alleging sexual assault, it was not clear if he was the target of the investigation The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Monday that agents have raided properties in Los Angeles, Miami and New York that local news outlets have reported are tied to […]

Footage of gunmen reinforces Islamic State’s claim to have masterminded worst terror attack on Russia in two decades Four suspects have appeared in court in Moscow charged over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall on Friday that left 137 people dead. The men were officially identified as […]

Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid ‘man-made famine’ The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite […]

British properties are ‘expensive, cramped and ageing’ compared with other similar economies, says Resolution Foundation The UK’s “expensive, cramped and ageing” housing stock fares poorly compared with other advanced countries, analysis by a thinktank suggests. Households are paying more than other countries – but getting less in return, the Resolution […]

Director general is to announce plans on Tuesday to radically transform the broadcaster The BBC is to sign more deals with commercial partners in an effort to shore up its finances, with further cuts to services expected as it faces the potential end of the licence fee. Tim Davie, the […]

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden to update MPs on cyber-attacks by Beijing, some of whom may also have been targets The personal details of millions of voters are believed to have been accessed in an attack by China on Britain’s democratic process, ministers will say. MPs and peers are thought […]

Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect Moscow attack – latest updates Full report: suspects detained as death toll rises after terror attack Moscow concert hall attack: what we know so far More than 100 people have […]

Atrocity underscores need for vigilance in face of threat from branch of Islamic State that appears to be on the rise It was a warning that proved grimly prophetic. Just over two weeks ago, as Russia’s presidential election was reaching its final stages, the US embassy in Moscow said it […]