Lord Mandelson - set to be the UK's ambassador to the US - revels in his image as a behind-the-scenes fixer.

John Hardy was last in touch with his family on 14 December, when he drove from Alicante to Benidorm.

David Lammy's low-key visit to Beijing shows the party is still trying to work out its China stance.

The ex-foreign secretary says he wanted to put restrictions on two ministers he called "extremists".

A police investigation is under way after a British man is found dead in his bathtub.

Nadia Ayoub McCulloch was turned away by officials as she does not have a UK passport or visa.

Mahasen al-Dada faces having to leave her husband behind if she flees Lebanon with their young sons.

The UK accuses Russia of a "malicious" campaign to undermine its security and support for Ukraine.