Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the Commons the whole country must now be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about the threats it faces.

A pair of drug kingpins are facing jail for plotting to murder a rival and smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK following one of the largest EncroChat investigations in history.

Notable cases included the Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial, the Brighton bombing and the Damilola Taylor murder trial.

Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

The grocer will not use ingredients in Co-op branded products or sell whole products from 17 countries of concern, it said.

Pat McFadden warned of the challenge from ‘major powers like China’, and threats of new technologies as he set out the national ...

Russian drones, missiles and artillery have killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 100 others in Ukraine, officials said. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought ...

A heroic neighbour sprung into action to help rescue a family from a house fire at the weekend. Emergency services were sent to a home in Sandgate Road, Whitefield, shortly before 5pm on Sunday, ...

The size of the rebellion is enough to threaten Sir Keir’s majority and defeat the Government’s plans if opposition MPs sided with the backbenchers. The amendment was published on Tuesday’s order ...

A fashion shop owner who lost thousands of pounds in a luxury handbag scam lured her fraudster to a pub car park to have him arrested. Christine Colbert, 58, owner of Dress Cheshire in Prestbury, met ...

Chinese spying, interference in the UK’s democracy and attempts to undermine the economy have increased in recent years, the UK Government said. Ministers promised “greater robustness and consistency” ...