Around 50 European officials will also be seeking a strong common stance on Russia at a one-day summit on Thursday.

An ‘ingenious approach’ has seen high-speed internet cables installed in a second pipe in the drinking water network on Papa ...

Dame Karen Pierce was appointed in 2020 and navigated Donald Trump’s final year of his first presidential term.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Christmas bonus will be paid to those receiving certain benefits this December. It's a one-off tax-free £10, and was established by the Pensioners and Family ...

As the president-elect prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the US.

Ofwat has set out new standards for water firms to improve their services for vulnerable customers amid concerns that many eligible households are missing out.

With just one month to go until opening night of a new season of international club rugby, lead UK and Ireland broadcaster for the ...

The Education Secretary made her comments in a speech to hundreds of school and academy trust leaders in Birmingham.

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was suspended from Labour after footage emerged appearing to show him hit a man in the street.

A student has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after he killed a young man in a hit-and-run while driving at more than twice the speed limit. Ralph Fairhurst, 26, ploughed into Kyle Middlemass, ...

Two activists from Extinction Rebellion have attached themselves to the outside of the Scottish Parliament building in protest against proposals for a new gas-fired power station. They used bicycle ...

UK interest rates have been cut for the second time this year, as the Bank of England forecast a “gradual” reduction in borrowing costs despite uncertainty following the autumn Budget. The Bank’s ...