Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons on Tuesday, a move ...

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission has said ...

The October 26 election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged.

Mrs Justice May described Max Dixon and Mason Rist as ‘two good boys from loving homes’ as she jailed Antony Snook for life.

Sinn Fein has pledged to deliver a mini-budget in its first 100 days of government and “real” cost-of-living measures as it unveiled its election manifesto. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

Snowy conditions have forced the closure of more than 200 schools, as fresh weather warnings were issued amid widespread travel disruption. The Met Office has put in place several warnings for snow ...

The best-selling virtual building game Minecraft is to become a real-life destination in a deal with UK-based theme park owner Merlin. Merlin, the owner of Legoland, Alton Towers and Thorpe Park, has ...

GPs facing national insurance hikes have been told to “hold tight for funding allocations” by Health Secretary Wes Streeting. Calls have been made for GPs, dentists, hospices, care homes and ...

Just hours later the ex-politicians and pro-democracy activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed the ...

All pensioner households in Northern Ireland affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to receive a one-off payment of £100. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the payment would be made before ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say which way he will vote on the assisted dying debate next week. He said he does not want to put pressure on other MPs by “indicating and adding to ...