A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study.

The sister of a headteacher who took her own life after a critical Ofsted report has said her death was the "direct result" of the pressure put on her by the "deeply harmful" inspection.

Officers at the Metropolitan Police were told some rape cases "would be dropped" because evidence held in a broken freezer had to be destroyed, a report has revealed.

The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic and may have more officers like killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick, a damning report has found.

The DUP and at least one Tory backbencher have said they will vote against a key aspect of Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal when it is put to a crunch vote in parliament this week.

Vladimir Putin has welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Moscow, just days after a warrant was issued for the Russian president's arrest over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Nurse Lucy Letby fainted at work after she and fellow medics could not revive a baby boy, her trial has heard.

Lucy Letby fainted at work after she and fellow medics could not revive a baby boy, her trial has heard.

Ministers are launching a shake-up of their departmental boards in a move that has resulted in prominent businesspeople leaving midway through their terms.

Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association announced the standard punishment for his dismissal against Manchester United would be "clearly insufficient".