Russia and Ukraine have been holding their first direct peace talks in three years. They gathered in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected the talks to yield ...

The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which includes seven Labour MPs, said the impact of the plans was ‘disputed ...

Dame Esther Rantzen is “terrified” her family’s memories of her will be tainted if she suffers a “traumatic death”, her daughter has said.