Government to lend up to £10,000 to worst-affected new retirees as minister admits there is ‘unacceptable’ backlog ...

Max Rushden is joined by Nick Ames, Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Archie Rhind-Tutt to discuss a dramatic end to the Champions League group stage ...

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee ...

Serena Williams has refused to rule out making a shock return to tennis more than three years after her last professional match ...

Downing Street gives no date for when the agreement of 30 days of visa-free travel will come into force ...

Leo Ross was stabbed to death in knife attack as he walked home from school ...

Latest ruling affects up to 3.6m women born in 1950s who say they have lost out in way UK pension age changed ...

Previously popular ‘woman, life, freedom’ slogan ignored as son of former shah becomes focus of desperation for change ...

Manchester mayor took aim at House of Commons briefing culture and said he would continue to call out liars ...

As the superstar K-pop boyband prepare for their first album in three years – after its members completed their military service – we count down the best of their toothsome pop ...

A nervous Elena Rybakina saved two set points in a second-set tiebreak to defeat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6(7) and set up a repeat of the 2023 Australian Open final ...

Aryna Sabalennka, twice Australian Open champion, walloped Elina Svitolina, then Elena Rybakina saw off Jess Pegula to set up a repeat of the 2023 final ...