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.

URGENT calls are being made to end the ‘cruel and outdated’ practice of trophy hunting, as a Dorset MP joins a.

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

A financial controller who stole £1.7m from his company to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed. Neil Harris, 51,used his position at a high-end recruitment firm to divert company funds into ...

Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and body armour when he was shot and seriously injured by a police officer on Monday night ...