Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than ...

Mozambique’s main opposition leader has returned from self-imposed exile saying he still rejects the results of a disputed ...

The US president was scheduled to leave for Italy after giving the eulogy for former president Jimmy Carter at his funeral in ...

Commons leader Lucy Powell said many members see the ‘real, dangerous impact’ of ketamine as ministers consider upgrading the drug to class A.

The number of pupils in England off school without permission increased ahead of the Christmas holidays, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows that the unauthorised ...

Mr Lynch said he was incredibly proud to have served the RMT both as a rank-and-file member and an elected officer.

The yield on gilts is a proxy for the effective interest rate on public borrowing – meaning that rising yields equal higher borrowing costs.

The Prime Minister will be ‘guided by the victims’, his official spokesman said, following a Commons showdown over a new inquiry.

A celebrity osteopath who has pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism is under further police investigation after the discovery of more recording devices, a court has heard.

Plans for sanctions on the finances of people-smuggling networks will ‘prevent, combat, deter and disrupt irregular migration’, Mr Lammy said.

The daily average number of calls between December 20 and January 2 was higher than across the rest of the year.

Shares plunged as boss Stuart Machin also cautioned of an ‘uncertain’ economic picture, taking the shine off bumper Christmas trading.