Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar.

Pokrovsk sits along the eastern front line, part of what has been dubbed the “fortress belt” of Donetsk, a line of heavily fortified cities crucial to Ukraine’s defence of the region, including ...

Corey Cooper, 19, has been jailed for five years after he crashed his car in Sheffield, leaving one teenager dead and another seriously injured.

Kemi Badenoch has been accused by the Australian financier Lex Greensill of restructuring an inquiry into his activities, according to reports.