Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his ...

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole. A parole board decided he has not served the “minimum detention ...

The King has commissioned a new exhibition telling the story of how he transformed the gardens of his country home Highgrove ...

Children’s publisher Peter Usborne has died at the age of 85, his publishing company has announced. Mr Usborne, described as a “genius” who had a “child-like energy and curiosity”, was also the first ...

Pope Francis spent his second night in a Rome hospital “serenely” as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat ...

Liz Truss has warned that the UK, the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), should ensure China can never join the Indo-Pacific trade bloc ...

England has had its wettest March in more than 40 years, according to provisional Met Office figures. Data up to March 30 showed 111.3mm of rain has fallen in the month, 91% more than average. Wales ...

A man has been charged with the murders of a father and son who were shot dead in two villages six miles apart in Cambridgeshire, police have said. Cambridgeshire Constabulary said Stephen Alderton, ...

Daniel Kebede has been elected general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) to succeed Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, who stand down in August, the union has announced. He is a ...

Mr Lukashenko spoke during his state-of-the-nation address amid escalating tensions over the conflict in Ukraine and contentions that western powers want to ruin Russia and Belaru ...

Unions have said they will pause further strike action by healthcare workers after securing a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over pay. Mr Heaton-Harris and the Department ...

The explorer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic has described the thrill as being like scaling Mount Everest, and how the Cold War enabled him to find the ship. Dr Robert Ballard spoke to the PA ...