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A £10bn investment in a new artificial intelligence data centre will create about 4,000 jobs, the government has said.The site in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, will become one of Europe’s biggest AI

British nationals stranded in Lebanon under Israeli bombardments are calling for the UK government to send evacuation planes as commercial flights out become very difficult to secure.Dan Harper and his wife and

After the US, the EU and 10 other counties called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the White House went into spin mode trying to build momentum for its proposal.On

Former co-chair criticises party’s ‘hypocrisy and double standards in its treatment of different communities’. Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister has resigned from the opposition Conservative Party, saying it has moved too far

Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said.Ex-sports

A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, according to reports in Japanese media.The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer, passed through the strait from

An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that evidence used against him was fabricated.Iwao Hakamada, who has been

Ordinarily, US District Judge Gary J Brown would have sent the man to the local federal jail to serve out his sentence for tax fraud.But one thing stopped him: “The dangerous, barbaric

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to News, the US partner.Adams, 64, was elected to lead the most populous US city nearly three years ago on

Reforms aimed at reducing the number of deaths in Scotland from domestic abuse “can save lives”, says the mother of a teenage victim.The Scottish government’s proposed bill would see a panel review

Funding for a growth and investment deal in Argyll and Bute has been put on hold by the UK government.The Scottish and UK administrations had each committed £25m to projects in the

The Guernsey Asian Hornet Team has increased its nest destruction capability after acquiring a new lance, says the States of Guernsey.The AirAdik lance was able to help the team tackle nests in

A former Canadian envoy whose imprisonment in China kicked off a high-profile diplomatic spat has accused Chinese authorities of inflicting “psychological torture” on him.Michael Kovrig says he was placed in solitary confinement

China’s central bank has unveiled a major package of measures aimed at reviving the country’s flagging economy.People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng announced plans to lower borrowing costs and allow

More students are occupying their university campuses in the UK in protest against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protesters in cities including Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds have set up tents outside university

A pro-Palestinian encampment evicted from a university campus has relocated to a nearby park.In July, the University of Sheffield obtained legal powers to remove the camp set up by the Sheffield Campus

Across southern Lebanon, families scrambled together belongings and headed north in cars and trucks and on motorcycles as the Israeli military struck targets it said were linked to the Lebanese Shia armed

Floods have closed an M25 slip road and caused travel delays across the south east of England after a night of heavy rain.Drivers were asked to find alternative routes in to London