Stormont ministers have agreed the devolved Executive’s programme for government. The ministers rubber-stamped the governance plan during a virtual meeting on Thursday morning. It is understood there ...

The European Union has pushed back against allegations by Donald Trump that the 27-nation bloc is out to get the US, and warned that it would fight any wholesale tariff of 25% on all EU products.

Concerns over the number of deliberate fires set in Clydebank towards the end of last year have been raised by a local councillor.

The 720,998 babies born in Japan in 2024 was a drop of 5% on the previous year, according to the Health and Welfare Ministry. It was the lowest number of births since Japan started recording the ...

Torben Hersborg pleaded guilty to spying on female university students in December last year, the court was previously told.

Stretched finances mean some people may need to borrow for longer, not out of choice but out of need, one expert said.

The Christian organisation, which marks its 150th anniversary next year, was founded in 1876 to support mothers from all backgrounds.

More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK last year – the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001, figures show. The total of 108,138 asylum seekers is ...

The European Court of Human Rights was considering the case of a British woman who claimed she was raped by a group of Israeli men in 2019.

One commentator said the figures show many older people were concerned about not having enough money to get through the winter.

More than £10 million in NHS funding will be spent on new research into children’s gender care including the use of puberty blockers.

John Kirtley, 27, was initially charged with violent disorder but police later upgraded that to the more serious offence of riot ...