The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified, was not asked to enter any pleas during a nine-minute appearance before the Recorder of Birmingham.

Global shares were trading mixed on Tuesday amid global scepticism about US investments and President Donald Trump’s trade war. France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.8% in early trading to 7,225.85, while the ...

The Tory leader told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that July’s general election was a ‘historic defeat’ for the party.