Armed forces minister James Heappey says 'all possible options' on the table if Putin uses chemical weapons, after Ukraine accuses Russia of using 'poisonous substance' in Mariupol

US to sanction Russia's top banks and two daughters of Putin following alleged war crimes in Bucha; Kyiv warns residents in the east to evacuate ahead of feared assault

Morad Tahbaz was released last week alongside two other British citizens, but is returned to jail barely two days after meeting his family in Tehran

Cases spreading fast in Omicron bellwether UK, where some 1 in 30 of people age 70-plus had virus in one week. Israel should be concerned — but has an edge in rules and vaccines

FM Liz Truss says Putin could turn to 'more and more extreme actions' after Russian forces failed to achieve lightning victory Moscow sought

New measures prevent Chelsea FC owner from selling soccer club, though 'special license' issued to mitigate effects on team

UK has yet to decide whether to sanction the Russian billionaire, who has failed to condemn Moscow since the Ukraine invasion and is said to have 'privileged access' to Putin

PM may face fine unless he can provide reason for attending parties during lockdown

Some government scientific advisers say move could bring infection surge, weaken country’s defenses against more virulent future strains; UK has 2nd highest death toll in Europe

A UK teen convicted of lying about being gang-raped by Israeli tourists in Ayia Napa has cleared her name. Will the truth of what happened in that Cyprus hotel room now prevail?