US Vice President JD Vance has said Russia was “asking for too much” in its initial peace offer as the United States looks to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine.

The statement came a day after US President Donald Trump said only 21 of 24 hostages believed alive had survived.

MPs have rejected a bid to force public authorities to record sex data purely based on biological sex, amid concerns it would lead to the “mass outing of trans people”. The Conservatives had put ...

A motorbike and a Tesla Model 3 car were in collision in Epping New Road, near the junction with Rangers Road, in Loughton at around 1.40pm on 31 March. The rider of the motorbike, a man in his 50s, ...