A bus transporting residents to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China has crashed, killing 27 of those on board. The coach overturned on a motorway in the south-western province of Guizhou... Read more

The last person to view Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state says it was “a real privilege” to pay her respects. Chrissy Heerey, a serving member of the RAF from Melton Mowb... Read more

A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died days after being arrested by morality police for allegedly not complying with strict rules on head coverings. Eyewitnesses said Mahsa Amini was beaten wh... Read more

Vladimir Putin has thanked President Xi Jinping for China’s “balanced position” on Ukraine, in their first face-to-face talks since Russia invaded the country. The Russian... Read more

South Korean police say they have arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children who were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month. In a case that shocked the country, the bodies... Read more

Sweden’s prime minister has resigned after her government was defeated in Sunday’s election. Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left bloc lost narrowly to a bloc of right-wing pa... Read more

The Queen will lie in state for four days before her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September. The public will be allowed to view the coffin during that time. Before this, the Qu... Read more

Headline writers would have been thinking about “Brothers in arms” or maybe “Brothers in grief” for their coverage. The sight of Princes William and Harry meeting the... Read more

King Charles III is expected to address the nation for the first time as sovereign at 18:00 BST, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He greeted crowds outside Buckingham Palace on his... Read more

The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by her strong sense of duty and her determination to dedicate her life to her throne and to her people. She became for many the one constant p... Read more

World leaders and dignitaries have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96. They have honoured her deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as the Queen... Read more

This evening two members of staff posted the formal notice of the Queen’s death on an easel on the railings of Buckingham Palace. The notice says: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmora... Read more

For Charles, there will be conflicting emotions. There will be great sadness, that he refers to in his statement, for the loss of his mother. But also, this is the moment he finally achieves... Read more

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her heal... Read more