Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope have accelerated with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

The statement reiterated China’s stance that is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must.

Work has begun on a single local plan for the county to replace the existing plans prepared by the former borough and district councils. The statutory document aims to ensure development is ...

David Beckham’s 50th birthday has been celebrated by his wife Victoria, who said she loves him and their family “endlessly”. The former footballer, the only Englishman to score at three different ...

Shell has revealed a dip in profits for the latest quarter as it pushed ahead with investment plans and shareholder returns despite a recent drop in oil prices. The oil major told shareholders that ...

Here are the key results from the elections so far: Reform enjoyed a comfortable victory in this brand new mayoral position, winning 42.0% of the vote, well ahead of the Conservatives in second place ...

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

Reform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby by just six votes has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War. Sarah Pochin took the seat ...

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as Prime Minister. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah ...

Two UK women aiming to be the first team to row the Pacific Ocean unsupported were rescued in the first week of their challenge following a broken rudder. Miriam Payne, 25, from East Yorkshire, and ...

Ryan Hawley and his character Robert Sugden will make a "surprise" return to Emmerdale in June 2025, The Sun has revealed.

The order further requires agencies work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organisations.