Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen in tears during Prime Minister’s Questions after Labour was forced into a major U‑turn on welfare reforms, ditching planned cuts to disability benefits and abandoning a £5 billion-a-year saving target.

Oasis will kick off their highly anticipated reunion tour in Cardiff this weekend, marking their first performance together since 2009.

A red shipping container in Sierra Leone was seized containing suspected kush ingredients, which have been traced back to shipments from the UK, indicating a growing crisis of synthetic drug addiction in the region.

Four individuals have been charged with conspiracy related to the £7m damage caused to two Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, an incident investigated by counter-terror police.

The family of Jodie Sheeran, a groomed victim who conceived a child after being assaulted, is urging police to reopen her case, citing historical failings in the investigation.

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students, likely avoiding the death penalty through a plea deal submitted before his trial.