Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in ...

A senior officer in the British Army has been charged after allegedly taking a decommissioned hand grenade through Scotland’s busiest airport. A bomb squad was called to Edinburgh Airport in October ...

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after a stabbing on Westminster Bridge, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers were called at about 10.45am on Sunday after a fight reportedly broke out on ...

A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after one man died and another was seriously injured in a shooting in Birmingham has been released from the investigation. Police were called to Rotton ...

Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do ...

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

A group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the assisted dying Bill ahead of its debate by MPs. Senior figures representing Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs have warned that a ...

Elbit Systems UK’s site near Patchway, Bristol, was allegedly attacked by members of Palestine Action in the early hours of ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...