Donald Trump said the US was not going to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader “at least not for now” as Sir Keir Starmer played down the prospect of an imminent US intervention in the Middle East crisis.

The UK does not need to push out British Steel’s Chinese owners in order to cut a deal to reduce US tariffs on steel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

The prime minister has stood strong with Canada ahead of next week's G7 summit

French police have employed robust tactics including the use of teargas but migrant crossings are at record levels.

Keir Starmer has delivered a veiled swipe at Donald Trump by hailing 'independent, sovereign' Canada. The PM gave his strongest response yet to the president's push to turn Canada into a US state as he met counterpart Mark Carney in Ottawa.

Sir Keir Starmer has urged British nationals in Israel to register their presence there as countries step up efforts to bring back stranded citizens.The Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Israel,