The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif will have bids to appeal against their sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder heard on Thursday. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with ...

Irish premier Micheal Martin continues his US engagements on Thursday after a mixed day with Donald Trump which saw the president address a “massive” trade imbalance with Ireland. Mr Trump declared “I ...

Elsewhere, the i Paper and The Guardian say planned cuts to sickness and disability benefits could be watered down due to opposition from Labour MPs. Thursday's i: Benefits turmoil in No 10 as Labour ...

The Government has a ‘now or never’ moment to demonstrate that it will deliver its pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers, the NFER has said.

A brown bear which underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery in October has emerged from semi-hibernation “looking brilliant, happy and healthy”. Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood Trust ...

The study highlights the “positive cost-benefit ratios” of investing in natural schemes that soak up water and slow its flow, including ponds, dams and hedge and tree planting as well as rain gardens ...

G7 foreign ministers are to meet in Canada as Russia considers a proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Peace in Ukraine is likely to top the agenda for Thursday’s meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, with UK ...

Concerns over stamp duty changes, interest rates, inflation and global events appear to be dampening home-buyer confidence, the report said.

An analysis of the Government’s proposals for local government reform found that short-term savings are far outweighed by major aims.

A fire on an oil tanker involved in a crash in the North Sea has gone out, several days after the collision. Container ship Solong struck the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday ...

Organisers of the 45th London Marathon on April 27 hope to beat the existing record of 55,646 finishers set by the TCS New York Marathon in November.