Russia is trying to "bully, fearmonger and manipulate" the UK and its allies with attacks under the threshold of all-out war, the new head of MI6 has said.

Forecasters have issued a new yellow warning for rain as parts of the UK could face flooding and travel disruption in the coming days.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted none of the budget leaks and leadership speculation has come from him - as he vowed to "get to the bottom" of the briefings.

A "hero" pedestrian climbed into the car of Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle and stopped him, a court has heard.

Four people have been charged with plotting New Year's Eve bomb attacks in California.

Donald Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on film director Rob Reiner, who was found stabbed to death with his wife on Sunday, as it was revealed his son has been arrested on murder charges.

A father and son have been identified as the suspected gunmen in the terror attack on a Jewish event in Bondi Beach which killed at least 15 people.

A mother who "lost her temper" and killed her three-month-old daughter has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years.

A five-day strike involving tens of thousands of doctors in England will go ahead as planned, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

A British professional wrestler is in talks with potential backers to secure millions of pounds in funding for a revamped European series that will aim to capitalise on the sport’s British fan base.

Hollywood director Rob Reiner was discussing his future in one of his final conversations before he and his wife were stabbed to death, Monty Python star Eric Idle has revealed.

Sir Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer during the past year.

British astronaut Tim Peake has urged the US and China to de-escalate talk of a space race and instead return to the moon with a "spirit of collaboration".

At Bondi Beach, the site of a celebration is now a memorial to a siege, where Jewish people came under attack. 

US director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead at their home in Los Angeles.

Police are releasing a man detained in connection with the fatal shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been found guilty of national security offences in Hong Kong.

The whole of the UK - not just its armed forces - needs to step up to deter the threat posed by Russia of a wider war in Europe, Britain's military chief will say.

A London-born rabbi and a 10-year-old girl are among 15 innocent people killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Police sources have told NBC News the identity of a man detained as a "person of interest" after a fatal shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.