Al Carns, the veterans minister, promised to increase the number of staff processing applications by five, effectively doubling the size of the team.

Britain and France are to order more Storm Shadow missiles, as they step up work to replace the weapon as part of a refreshed defence pact. Storm Shadow, or as the French call it SCALP, is a ...

Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in Liz Truss’ short-lived government, said the Conservatives have ‘lost their way’.

Kemi Badenoch is to call for health benefits to be restricted to people with the most serious conditions as she sets out her plans for welfare.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could ...

URGENT calls are being made to end the ‘cruel and outdated’ practice of trophy hunting, as a Dorset MP joins a.

If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.

WEYMOUTH have announced the signing former Dorchester Town defender Kieran Douglas. Douglas joins Warren Feeney's side after a stint at Bemerton Heath Harlequins during their successful Southern ...

A five-year-old boy who died after an allergic reaction at school was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk protein – probably from his own bottle, an inquest jury has concluded.

The Prince of Wales has been a longtime supporter of the England Women’s team and wished them good luck before the tournament.

LUCY Shuker is through to the quarter finals of the Wimbledon wheelchair doubles competition after a straight set win with partner Diede De Groot ...