Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in 1966 but was not executed, due to Japan’s lengthy ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said ‘all the proper processes’ were followed when Rachel Kyte was appointed the UK’s special representative ...

The departure of Israeli forces from a post in south Lebanon where Irish peacekeepers are serving has been welcomed by the Taoiseach. The development came on Tuesday amid growing concerns for the ...

France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing MPs to bring down new conservative Prime ...

Most of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane or tropical storm warning as the system and its 150 mph winds spun off Mexico’s ...

The Cabinet minister said the Government is ‘giving clarity’ to manufacturers amid a global drop in demand for EVs.

Overall, MI5 and the police have disrupted 43 late-stage attack plots since March 2017, saving “numerous lives”, he said, adding: “Some of those plotters were trying to get hold of firearms and ...

The Scottish First Minister John Swinney hit out at the UK Government ‘damaging’ decision to means-test the benefit.

A former British soldier accused of escaping from prison made contact with Iranian security forces before contacting MI6 to say he wanted to work as a “double agent”, his trial has heard. Daniel ...

Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government retains a majority in Parliament’s lower house despite the departure of junior ...

Around 5.8 million social media users have viewed Bridget Phillipson’s post about VAT on independent school fees.

Tim Wafer was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.