A former lawyer for notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a seat to be a criminal judge in an election held as part of the ruling party’s radical overhaul of the Mexican judiciary.

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has made only minor concessions on its controversial welfare bill as he prepares to face what is likely to be the biggest backbench rebellion of his premiership next ...

Residential construction in the US dropped to a five-year low in May, as homebuilders grappled with volatile tariffs on ...

Many are staying put in the Iranian capital, despite Israel’s deadly strikes and warnings to evacuate ...

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will blame previous Conservative administrations for project’s rising price tag ...

Participants with high and increasing addictive patterns of mobile phone, social media and video game use were at least 1.5 ...

The UK government has become more cautious about Mingyang’s potential involvement in British offshore wind following a row ...

Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman capitalise on view nuclear energy will be crucial to run data centres ...

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Sir Keir Starmer has put his cabinet on alert for a possible US attack on Iran, just 24 hours after insisting Donald ...

Allianz has told staff in its UK insurance arm that it will be cutting 650 jobs amid an increasingly tough market. The German insurer told employees on Wednesday morning that roles would be affected ...

Howard Marks, co-founder of $200bn alternatives manager Oaktree Capital Management, has called on China to open up more ...

Cambridge start-up CMR Surgical has innovative technology but it needs global ambition ...