Moscow vows 'reciprocal' response to US expulsion of Russian diplomats
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov says 'we have no alternative but to act'.
Theresa Tudor? Jeremy Corbyn says prime minister should 'stop acting like Henry VIII over Brexit'
Labour leader says PM is behaving like an autocrat in refusing parliament a say on deal.
Was Google Doodle subject Charles Macintosh really the man behind the raincoat?
The search engine marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Scottish chemist on Thursday 29 December.
Study reveals health crisis among the middle aged in England
Public Health England study revealed high levels of obesity and diabetes.
Budget crisis for UK's Armed Forces could lead to cuts
The Telegraph reported that the Strategic Defence and Security Review will have to be re-examined.
Prove you deserve to get a peerage, Theresa May's ethics adviser says
Lord Bew says there needed to be tougher criteria for peers in light of the 'Cameron's Cronies' scandal.
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe makes historic pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor
He was flanked by US president Barack Obama in Oahu, Hawaii.
Some UK campuses are 'unwelcoming' to Jewish students says ex-education watchdog head
Baroness Ruth Deech says anti-Israel feeling at universities is turning into anti-Semitism.
On her Brexit plans Theresa May keeps mum in front of ma'am
The Queen was 'disappointed' when the prime minister would not divulge her Brexit plans.
Google marks the joys of carol singing and the holiday season with its latest Doodle
It comes at a time when many are singing Christmas songs.
War crimes and human rights abuses in Syria to be probed by new UN-approved body
The Security Council also approved providing aid for another year.
Father of Berlin massacre suspect says his son had been 'violent, drug-taking adolescent'
Before coming to Germany, the Tunisian migrant had been jailed in Italy.
Berlin truck-attack plotters 'may have groomed suspected British Isis cell'
Six people were arrested in Britain last week over a possible terrorist plot.
Google marks the Winter Solstice and shortest day with its chilly Doodle
Pagan revellers will celebrate by watching the 8.04am sunrise from Stonehenge.
Soldiers on standby to drive replacement buses during planned Southern rail strike
Defence minister says that 4,000 military personnel are trained to drive the vehicles.
What does assassination of Russian ambassador in Turkey mean for Moscow-Ankara ties?
Relations had been fraught in the past but nations had cooperated over Syria.
Berlin Christmas market truck attack: As it happened
At least 12 people have been killed after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin.
Evacuations resume from Aleppo as United Nations agree to vote on deploying observers
The evacuation plan was threatened after buses were attacked by militants.
UK government 'has seen analysis' of UK-made cluster bombs used in Yemen by Saudi-led coalition
Britain is a signatory to an international treaty banning cluster munitions.
Government was warned two months ago about HMP Birmingham's spike in drug use and violence
About 240 prisoners are being moved from stricken prison after UK's worst jail riot since 1990.
The true cost of Brexit? UK may have to pay £50bn to leave European Union
European Commission chief negotiator Michel Barnier reportedly mooted the figure to EU leaders.
Dylann Roof found guilty of racially-motivated massacre of Charleston church members
The jury convicted the 22-year-old for the slaughter in June 2015 after two hours deliberations.
Lord Coe vents anger over Russia's Olympic cheating that 'tainted' London 2012
It follows a report there was a conspiracy in Russia to help 1,000 athletes, including 78 Games competitors.
Inflatable sex doll gift for Chile's economy minister backfires into Twitter debate over sexism
The doll given to Luis Cespedes had the comment pasted on it that it could "stimulate the economy".
US Federal Reserve raises key interest rate by a quarter point
Officials raised its target range from 0.25% to 0.5%.
Google's Doodle marks Roald Amundsen's victory in the race to the bottom of the world
It is 105 years since the Norwegian explorer led the first expedition to the South Pole.
Tens of thousands of jobs could flee City of London without Brexit 'transition' deal
Lords report says financial institutions will decide next year whether to quit the City.
Briton accused of Donald Trump death plot jailed for one year
Michael Sandford had admitted being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm after the incident in Las Vegas.
Chancellor Philip Hammond supports a longer 'transitional' Brexit deal
He tells MPs that taking longer than two years to leave EU means less disruption.
Court hears how Russian dissident had thousands of child abuse images
Vladimir Bukovsky denies counts of making and possessing indecent images of children.
