Brendan Cole

US president Donald Trump has told reporters that he is not a racist in the wake of a furore over comments he made about 'shithole countries'.

The government has refused to rescue the construction group Carillion which is on the point of collapse.

North Yorkshire police have found a body in their search for the crossbow killer, Anthony Lawrence, 56.

A car flipped in the air and landed into the second floor of a building in Orange County, California.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al-Thani has claimed in a video that he is being held against his will in the United Arab Emirates.

Military chiefs have drawn up plans to cut Britain's armed forces by more than 14,000 to save costs.

Paris police have recovered all the €4.5m worth of jewellery stolen by the Ritz Hotel robbers. Three people have been arrested while two others are said to be at large.

Baroness Jenkin used the c-word in what is believed to be a House of Lords first during a debate on online abuse.

Michael Gove says the next leader of the Tory party could be either defence secretary Gavin Williamson or Damian Hinds.

Mark Buery who lost a leg in an accident, spent most of his £1.4m compensation on drink and drugs, Canterbury Crown Court heard.

Theresa May is launching her 25-year environmental plan in which she targets a war on plastic waste.

Alison Chabloz mouthed along in the dock of Westminster magistrates' court as she faced charges of singing anti-Semitic songs.

The founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos, worth $104bn, is the world's richest man and earned $32.6bn last year, more than the GDP of 28 countries combined.

Eurosceptic MPs have criticised Theresa May for not appointing a 'no-deal' Brexit minister as promised in her Cabinet reshuffle.

The prime minister Theresa May has been slammed for a bungled Cabinet reshuffle which has been described by one MP as the "worst I have ever witnessed".

The Reverend Timothy Davis has become the first priest to be convicted of spiritual abuse for trying to stop a teenage boy from seeing his girlfriend.

The UK prime minister Theresa May will appoint a minister for a no-deal Brexit in her Cabinet reshuffle and is expected to promote a number of women, it has been reported.

Sprint legend Usain Bolt reveals he will take up professional poker in his new career move and he will take part in a trial for the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Carrie Gracie has accused the BBC of a "secretive and illegal pay culture" and quit her post as China editor because she was paid less than a man doing the same job.

Steve Bannon, Trump's ex-strategist, is portrayed as being concerned about the president's mental capacity.

Video emerges shows protesters at a Holocaust exhibition in Tunisia tearing down posters and chanting 'Free Palestine'.

The book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House says Tony Blair warned Donald Trump's team the UK was spying on them as he angled for a role as a Middle East envoy.

Leader of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Simon Dudley, calls for police to get beggars off streets before the royal wedding in May.

Storm Eleanor is battering Britain with 80mph winds and there are warnings that there could be a threat to life as the bad weather gathers pace.

Wixen Music Published has sued music streaming service Spotify for $1.6bn over claims it breached copyright on more than 10,000 songs.

A judge at Southwark Crown Court criticised CPS for holding back footage proving the innocence of Valentin Krzyzyk, 27, accused of sexual assault.

The same model of the seaplane that crashed killing five Britons had also caused the deaths of another British family two years before.

Lords who have retired still have the right to enjoy subsidised dinners for themselves and guests, it has emerged.

London's death toll from stabbings in 2017 hit 80, the worst for nearly a decade and one campaigner says police are not doing enough.