The 80th anniversary of VE Day is being marked with events across Northern Ireland. Secretary of State Hilary Benn described an opportunity to remember the “huge sacrifice made by that great ...

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people, but the human population is catching up, according to official figures. The vast number of sheep in New Zealand ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the yacht sank on August 19.

The Prime Minister said the increase in spending to 2.5 of GDP will boost the economy and be felt in the pockets of workers.

An art dealer has been charged with offences relating to terrorist financing. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, faces eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the ...

Safari park staff are “absolutely thrilled” to have welcomed two newly hatched penguin chicks into the world. Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling said the Humboldt penguins hatched in April, after ...

Russia announced a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with celebrations in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.

US President Donald Trump teased the announcement of a trade deal with ‘highly respected country’ on social media on Wednesday evening.

Tensions between the two countries have spiked since April 22, when gunmen killed 26 people in India-controlled Kashmir.

Haybe Nur Cabdiraxmaan, 47, from Mickleover in Derby, has been charged with the murder of Gurvinder Singh Johal in Derby.

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer has said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false”. Lawyer Christopher Frost said in a statement ...

The average UK house price increased by nearly £900 month on month in April, despite some homebuyers facing a stamp duty cliff edge, according to an index. Halifax recorded a 0.3% month-on-month price ...