This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president's close aides, a "complete

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal.

Tesla has recalled almost 700,000 of its electric vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tyre pressure monitoring system.

The co-manager for Donald Trump's presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an "absolute moron" - as the peer was officially announced as the next UK ambassador to the US.

For 30 years Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You has been the soundtrack to Christmas.

The co-manager for Donald Trump's presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an "absolute moron" - as the peer was officially announced as the next UK ambassador to the US.

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria.

The first US diplomats to visit Syria since the fall of Bashar al Assad's regime are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leaders.

US politicians have rejected a spending bill endorsed by president-elect Donald Trump - leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown.

The post may be seen as glittering and the man as controversial and divisive but beyond those truths, the role of British ambassador to Washington is pivotal and relationship-defining.

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC.

John Lennon's son Julian has had emergency surgery after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, has arrived in New York where he faces new charges.

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, has agreed to be extradited to New York, where he will face murder charges.