The Foreign Office referred to activities including cyber attacks, reports of espionage links, and the issuing of bounties against dissidents.

Benedict Rogers paid tribute to the values of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance, and called the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners ‘heartbreaking.’

The terrorist group made unsubstantiated claim that Nadav Popplewell, 51, who was kidnapped during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, has died.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt declared the economy is ’returning to full health' after GDP expanded by 0.6 percent in the first quarter.

Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow paymaster general, said the party would make national security the ‘number one priority’ while trading with Beijing.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said foreign state involvement can not be ruled out, but did not confirm reports that Beijing could be behind the attack.

Frank Furedi, executive director of the MCC Brussels think tank, said young people have been disempowered and indoctrinated over past decades.

The 38-year-old, who claims to be Iraqi, is suspected of facilitating illegal immigration from Turkey, advertising people smuggling services on social media.

The London Mayor urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election as Labour takes lead in local and mayoral elections.

New visa data from the Home Office show early signs that the level of immigration could be falling back as new rules came into force this spring.