The finance director of M&C Saatchi is in talks to join a private equity-backed rival, a move that could undermine the London-listed advertising agency's ability to fend off an unsolicited takeover bid.

Boris Johnson's former chief adviser has said the prime minister knew in advance about a Downing Street drinks party during the first coronavirus lockdown and agreed that it could go ahead, claims that have been confirmed to Sky News by a second source.

The UK government is working with the FBI and a "great deal of intelligence-sharing" has taken place after a British man took four people hostage at a synagogue in Texas, the home secretary has said.

The government will "undertake a review" of the BBC's funding model and the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years, the culture secretary has said.

Palestinian residents facing eviction by Israeli police from a disputed property have taken gas canisters on to the roof and threatened to set them on fire rather than be forced out.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for fog, which is expected to blanket much of the UK this evening and could cause travel chaos.

Police have said they will not be charging trans activists who posted a message on Twitter against JK Rowling.

The government will "undertake a review" of the BBC's funding model and the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years, the culture secretary has said.

A former chief executive of Standard Life will this week deliver his verdict on the ring-fencing structure that saddled Britain's biggest banks with billions of pounds of additional costs in a bid to shield taxpayers during future financial crises.

Alerts about foreign interference in British politics will become more common in the future, the home secretary has said.