Darren Jones said it will depend on the outcome of the strategic defence review, which is currently under way.

Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, has ended his career with a victory. The 39-year-old said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in ...

Sir Mark Cavendish wrapped up his record-breaking career in fitting style by winning Sunday’s Singapore Criterium. Here, the ...

Sir Mark Cavendish claimed victory in his final race as a professional cyclist. The 39-year-old produced a trademark sprint finish to cross the line first in the Tour de France Prudential Singapore ...

Hospitality bosses have told Rachel Reeves her changes to National Insurance are “regressive in their impact on lower earners”, it has ...

Air traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports was temporarily halted during the incident overnight into Sunday.

An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, according to local hospital officials. Dr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, said nine women are ...

Jamie Oliver has apologised for a children’s book he wrote after it was criticised for causing offence to First Nation Australians. The Australian sub-plot in Oliver’s Billy And The Epic Escape was ...

Fewer than one in five people pass this IQ test, thought to be the shortest in the world only three questions long. The Cognitive Reflection Test has a pass rate of just 17 per cent, leaving the ...

Barbora Krejcikova has criticised “unprofessional commentary” regarding her appearance on the US TV network Tennis Channel. The Wimbledon champion was taking part in the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia ...

PLANS to convert a Former Natwest Bank in Frome into two flats are among the applications submitted to Somerset Council for approval this week.

The main tax rise in Rachel Reeves’s fiscal statement was a change to employers’ national insurance contributions.