A parliamentary by-election, more than 1,600 council seats across 23 local authorities, four regional mayors and two local mayors are up for grabs.

President Donald Trump nominated his national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as United Nations ambassador in a major shake-up of his national security team. The president said secretary of state ...

Pictures show people wearing life jackets being brought ashore in Dover on the warmest day of the year so far.

William met Major Peter Norton GC while hosting a reception to recognise the achievements of holders of the Victoria Cross and George Cross.

The Belfast rap trio has had several gigs cancelled after video footage appeared to show one of them shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’.

By the end of the record-seeking walk, the Hungarian Records Association determined that 500 dachshunds had been present — enough to set a Hungarian record, but still short of the Guinness mark set in ...

Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian woman who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday, just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said. The Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, a ...

A 115-year-old woman who was raised in Tidworth in Wiltshire is now thought to be the oldest person in the world.

A handful of Kneecap festival performances have been cancelled as counter-terrorism police investigate footage which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs and shouting “up Hamas, up ...

Matt Banahan is backing treble-chasing Bath to go all the way in this year’s EPCR Challenge Cup. Johann van Graan’s outfit travel to Hive Stadium to face Edinburgh on Saturday (live on Premier Sports ...

Marks & Spencer and Co-op have also been targeted in recent days as cybersecurity threats disrupt major high street names.

The UK has seen the warmest start to May on record as temperatures continue to soar, with firefighters battling wildfires and warnings over the “hidden dangers” of open water swimming.