In a letter to environment secretary Steve Reed, the cross-party group of 42 MPs and peers call for government backing for a new bill banning fur, and cite a recent study that concluded fur farms pose a “clear epidemic or pandemic risk” and “an obvious route [for the] next pandemic to occur”.

A key suspect surnamed Yan, who is involved in multiple cases of Chinese citizens recently being deceived to the Thailand-Myanmar border, where they were illegally detained and forced to engage in telecom and internet fraud schemes,

BEIJING: Chinese police have successfully apprehended and brought back a major criminal suspect involved in a high-profile case, in which a Chinese actor was deceived and illegally detained on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Prime Minister resists calls to declare China a threat to national security and insists UK needs to strengthen ties with Beijing

China's central bank said on Monday it conducted 1.7 trillion yuan of outright reverse repurchase agreements in January.

Both the US and UK have said they are open to a trade deal, but just how close such trading relations will be remains to be seen

A senior lawyer representing Shein has repeatedly refused to say whether the company sells products containing cotton from China, prompting an MP to b

Intelligence firm Graphika said a Beijing-linked campaign known as "Spamouflage" spread disinformation about Spain's deadly floods last year. #EuropeNews

Days after meeting with London Stock Exchange Group, Callum Anderson urged ministers to back policies that could benefit firm

To tee-up this speech, the Treasury aimed for a “drumbeat of momentum” with daily growth-related announcements across a range of topics including stripping back environmental regulations, housebuilding, pensions reform and the creation of an Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.

Founded more than 90 years ago, the institution is in dire financial straits. But is it an expensive indulgence – or vital soft power tool?

Reeves insisted that her plan to kick-start economic growth applies to “every single part of the UK”. Her remarks follow grumbles that a significant portion of government investment pre-briefed ahead of her speech on Wednesday was focused on the south and south-east of England.