It was quite a moment when a minister of the crown called the King's brother "rude, arrogant and entitled" at the despatch box of the House of Commons. Granted, Sir Chris Bryant was almost as disobliging about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 15 years ago, as an opposition MP, when there were calls …

Lord Mandelson's lawyers have said police officers arrested the former ambassador to the US at his London home on Monday afternoon because they worried he was a flight risk. The peer's lawyers have told the BBC there is "absolutely no truth" in the suggestion that Lord Mandelson was planning to …

What is the UK's new travel system and how are dual nationals affected? 6 hours ago Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter A new travel system for visitors to the UK comes into force from Wednesday for citizens of dozens of countries like the US and Australia. The government says electronic travel authorisation …

Almost a quarter of English councils will miss an official deadline to introduce weekly food waste collections to all homes, a BBC investigation has found. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said "every household in England" would get weekly food waste collections from next month under new …

Donald Trump delivered a combative State of the Union address on Tuesday night that hailed what he said was an American "turnaround for the ages". At a time when polls suggest many in the US are dissatisfied with the current state of the nation – and with Trump's leadership of …

What happened to Arlene? The 30-year mystery of a murder without a body 7 hours ago David CowanScotland home affairs correspondent When Arlene Fraser vanished without trace after waving her young children off to school, detectives had a suspect with a motive - but precious little else. Her husband Nat …

Lord Mandelson has been released on bail pending further investigation, hours after his arrest on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest came after the former Labour minister and US ambassador was accused of passing market-sensitive government information to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who …

'Mandelson arrested' and 'Four years of tears' in Ukraine "Mandelson arrested" is the headline in the Daily Telegraph, over a photograph of Lord Mandelson being led away from his home by detectives. "Disgraced Lord held," says the Daily Mirror. The Daily Mail says: "Now Mandelson faces the music, days after …

President Donald Trump has claimed that crime and murder in the US are at the lowest level for 125 years, with the White House attributing this to his "unwavering commitment to restoring law and order". Homicides are projected to reach a 125-year low - according to one study - but …

Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? 16 hours ago Paul KirbyEurope digital editor When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine, his aim was to sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in days, overthrow its pro-Western government and return Ukraine to Russia's sphere of influence. Putin failed …