António Guterres welcomes truce and says he hopes halt in fighting will ‘pave the way for negotiations’ ...

PM responds to Guardian revelations that Foreign Office overrode failed security vetting for former minister ...

Chief executive Scott O’Neil has rejected claims that LIV Golf is close to collapse but said ‘structural changes’ are afoot ...

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Jack Furness’s unconventional staging for Welsh National Opera sees the orchestra play up a storm under Tomáš Hanus in Wagner’s legend of the man condemned to sail the oceans for eternity ...

There has been a steady succession of departures by ministers and senior officials in the last two years ...

Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations hosts hope to end 28-game losing streak against the Red Roses in front of a record crowd ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Iran war drives up food insecurity fears and puts pressures on companies ...

When it comes to theology, Donald Trump’s vice-president clearly knows best. Are we about to see an American break with Rome, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde ...

Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels ...