‘He will have pretty much free rein — he’s David Hockney,’ an Abbey spokesperson said

The number of people living under siege in Syria doubles this year to almost a million, the UN says.

Rapper Kanye West cancels the rest of his Saint Pablo tour, days after ranting in a Sacramento show.

The proposal to penalise older people in social housing who ‘underoccupy’ their homes – revealed by The Independent – will be delayed by one year

Heavy rain is expected to sweep across the South West and move north, causing damage and disruption

President Obama says he may speak up, against tradition, if his successor threatens “core values”.

The Labour leader will lament the stagnation of productivity since the economic crisis

Theresa May called for a more state-led approach to boosting business investment

The navy’s frigate and destroyers component could have gaps in it for years

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is knocked out of the centre-right presidential primary.