Israel’s President Shimon Peres attempted to top the international responses to the news of the royal birth yesterday.

Venezuelan President reacted after Samantha Power vowed to oppose the countries 'crackdown on civil society'

Hiker spoke with two soldiers who had broken away during exercise and were looking for water

Meanwhile, Egypt's army chief says no group will be barred from participating in politics

Teachers are to stage a one-day national walkout in the autumn in a continuing row over pay, pensions and workload, it was announced today.

The High Court appeared to back calls for the government to concede to a public inquiry into the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko today.

Police say they are working on the theory that the deaths were a murder-suicide

In his accession speech, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who was handed power by his father on Tuesday in a rare example of a hereditary Arab ruler stepping down, said that the Gulf state would not “take direction” from anyone.

A comprehensive guide to spending cuts across Whitehall

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, is stepping down and handing power to Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim.

Dyslexic winner gives Gove yet another kicking

The Government's sudden desire to make new rules and enforce old ones is overdue. Plus, ghastly kids, and the death of plain speaking

A former inspector of the Care Quality Commission has described how criticism was quashed and ‘good people’ were forced to shut up or quit

As the revelations about the alleged CQC cover-up emerge, Emily Dugan visits its call centre