All news by author: Ben Glaze

American virologist Dr Robert Redfield, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2018 to 2021, feared his grandchildren would be faced with an even bigger crisis

The popular character from the animated films will be the face of a new campaign to teach children how to behave outdoors and follow the Countryside Code

The Government announced a crackdown amid growing fears over the health impact on children targeted by colourful, flavoured devices seasoned smokers use to quit

MPs and unions today blasted the lack of an industrial strategy from the Government as fears grow about the impact on a series of firms and the wider economy

Researchers have calculated how much cash could be injected into the Treasury if a wealth tax was applied to the richest people in the country

Moscow's man in London repeatedly clashed with BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg as she grilled him about his country's invasion of Ukraine

He spearheaded a buyout of the Cynon Valley pit and the 239 staff marched back to work in January 1995 in a triumph for staff at the South Wales coal pit

No10 is planning to make a deal with supermarkets as it becomes increasingly worried the cost-of-living crisis gripping Britain could derail the Tories’ slim hopes of winning the next general election

Freedom of Information requests have revealed the weapons and ammo lost or stolen by the MoD in the past two years - sparking fears they could fall into the wrong hands

Labour’s blast came as official figures showed 606,000 more people came to the UK than left last year, despite Conservative pledges to slash numbers

The Office for National Statistics today revealed UK net migration for 2022 hit 606,000 - a new record - prompting calls for a shake-up of the system. Here, we try to explain what's going on

Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges said the Kremlin needed to face facts in the 21st Century, while a former NATO boss called on the West to reach out to younger Russians

The fearsome 1,500mph ground attack aircraft carried out the mission as part of Operation Shader, the ongoing battle against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria

Despairing voters think the UK is a country in decline according to a grim survey to mark the launch of left-leaning think tank, The New Britain Project

Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin dropped a very big hint that no new cuts to soldier numbers would be included in the Defence Command Paper

Outgoing alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg - and former Norwegian Prime Minister - is preparing to host the organisation's annual leaders' summit in Lithuania this summer

Conservative MP Anna Firth told the Commons of a horror case in her constituency where a bichon frise called Emilie was savaged to death by an out-of-control dog

The Prime Minister tried to shrug off responsibility for the decision over how money is spent, saying: "My job is not to second guess the decision that our military chiefs are making"

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will use a speech to the London Defence Conference to demand the Government rethinks its plan to slash the size of the Army by 9,500 soldiers

Dominic Raab has represented his constituency of Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010, which will now become a top target for the Liberal Democrats in the next general election

The Labour leader urged the Government to do more to boost UK manufacturing, telling the Prime Minister: "We can't afford to be stuck in the changing rooms complaining about how unfair life is"

The Commons Treasury Select Committee held a rare sitting outside Parliament - and went to Threadneedle Street in the heart of the City of London to tackle the Governor and his deputies

The Labour leader said he would give the go ahead to building on green belt land to ease Britain's chronic housing crisis and make homes more affordable, if he becomes Prime Minister

Suzie Melvin was one of three volunteers for Westminster Council’s Night Stars safety scheme who was help by officers hours before King Charles was crowned - despite their organisation working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen agreed to bolster cooperation in tackling illegal migration across the Strait of Dover - the world's busiest shipping lane