Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new ...

The ONS said Wales had a higher proportion of centenarians than in England, with 26 people aged 100 and over per 100,000 population compared with 24 in England. Some 9.7% of those aged 100 and over ...

Police in Northern Ireland investigating a series of hoax bomb calls targeting railway stations in England have carried out searches in Londonderry. Detectives said the searches are in relation to an ...

England opener Zak Crawley has signed a contract extension with Kent running to the end of the 2025 season. The 26-year-old Kent academy product made his debut in 2017 and has registered 147 ...

ESSENTIAL work on a water main will force the closure of a section of road for nine weeks. Scottish Water will start the work at Markle Steading, near East Linton, on Monday. A section of road at ...

Officials in Guerrero state, where both Coyuca and Acapulco are located, said more than three feet of rain had fallen in the region between September 23 when John made landfall to the east of Acapulco ...

David Taylor, 62, is charged with attempted murder following an incident at HMP Frankland, Durham, on July 23.

Painting London’s roofs white or reflective colours could save hundreds of lives in increasingly hot summers, a study has suggested. Covering the capital’s roofs in solar panels could also have a ...

Nicky Devlin and Liam Lindsay have also been named in Steve Clarke’s squad for the matches against Croatia and Portugal.

Pressed on whether the giveaways in the Budget risked overheating the economy, Fianna Fail leader and deputy premier Micheal Martin said: “I don’t think the Budget in itself would be a significant ...

The warning, posted by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, specified around two dozen communities in southern Lebanon and asked people to evacuate ...

Washington has won a prestigious national award for his work revitalising his local club, bringing in more new members and a ...