Mr Merz’s trip to Paris comes the day after his historic defeat in the first round of voting in the German parliament. No ...

Russian air defences repelled an attack by nine drones close to the country’s capital, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

The strikes included one attack on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting. The 133 electors, dressed in distinctive bright red ...

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

Harbour Energy has revealed plans to axe around 250 jobs in Scotland as the firm laid the blame on “punitive” government measures. The oil and gas firm said the cuts – about a quarter of its workforce ...

West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24.

The Environment Agency warns of possibility of drought – with more frequent dry summers to come as a result of climate change.

A growing number of UK holidaymakers are concerned about anti-tourism protests in Spain, a travel boss has warned. Steve Heapy, chief executive of airline and tour operator Jet2, said there is a ...

JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 15 new pubs across the UK, according to reports, with five of the new locations already having opening dates.

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in Glasgow.

Independent MP Shockat Adam asked if the UK will admit ethnic cleansing in Gaza and end all military cooperation with Israel.