UK

It marks a surprise uplift after economists were expecting the economy to show zero growth for the month More

In an exclusive op-ed for The Independent on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 , Sir Ken McCallum warns Britain faces the ‘worst of both worlds’ – as Russia and China pose growing threats alongside terrorism More

Sweden is holding an election Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power More

The Prime Minister said the UK and US ‘stand together in memory of those we lost, and in defence of the values we cherish’ More

Multiple charities have repeatedly warned access to and quality of end-of-life care is too patchy across the country and that the sector is severely lacking in funding More

The new trains will cut journey times by up to 10 minutes between Manchester and Leeds and up to 14 minutes between Manchester and York More

The prominent campaigner for the legalisation of assisted dying insisted the law must ‘change quickly’ More

Ehud Olmert criticises Israeli government after it reacted furiously and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem More