Shares in BAE jumped by 19 at one stage in Monday morning trading, helping the wider FTSE 100 Index also lift to a new all-time high.

Two men have been arrested after a woman’s body was found in her home. South Wales Police were called to a home in Gomer Road, Townhill, Swansea, at 2pm on Thursday. The body of Leanne Williams, 47, ...

Lord Mandelson, the UK’s ambassador in Washington, suggested Ukraine should commit to a ceasefire and ‘defy the Russians to follow’.