At least 23 people have been killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the Strip.

The Prime Minister said this week that he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

The ambulance was locked at the time while the paramedics were inside a patient’s home in Harrow, north-west London.

A woman has appeared in court to deny murdering a “well-loved” father-of-six on Christmas Day. Kirsty Carless, 33, appeared at Stafford Crown Court via video link from HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire on ...

Scottish singer Lulu says her dream is to sing her song To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama. Lulu, 76, was asked on BBC Breakfast who she thought was the most charismatic politician.