One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap sycamore has said he could not understand the huge outcry after it was felled, telling a court it was just a tree..

Kemi Badenoch insisted she was confident she would lead the Conservatives into the next general election following the partys drubbing last week..

The UK and India have sealed a free trade agreement, in a deal which is hoped will boost sectors hardest hit by Donald Trumps tariffs..

Lifelike and atmospheric portraits of the King and Queen commissioned to mark their coronation have been unveiled by the couple..