The flooding and landslides killed at least 1,303 people, with 712 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 410 in Sri Lanka and ...

A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around ...

A record number of firms surveyed by the Bank of England cited cyber attacks as among the biggest risks to the UK financial system.

TV juggernaut The Traitors will return to screens on New Year’s Day, the BBC has confirmed. The fourth series follows hot on the heels of the debut series of the celebrity spin-off, which was won by ...

The countdown is on for the launch of the North East's new Wetherspoon pub as the venue prepares to open following a £1m revamp.

The state of the 30-room property means ‘in all likelihood’ the King’s brother will not get almost £490,000 in compensation he might have had.

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released ...

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is grateful for Ireland’s “generosity” as he visited Dublin on Tuesday. The Irish Government announced 100 million euros in non-lethal aid for Ukraine to coincide ...

Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for “indictable-only” offences such as murder and rape, and lesser “either way ...

HMRC has a secret festive loophole, which accountant Rachel Harris describes as "the £150 party rule that no one uses properly" ...

Topps Tiles has revealed slower growth at the start of its financial year as it also snapped up the brand of collapsed rival Fired Earth. Shares in the company dipped in early trading on Tuesday ...

Alan Cumming has curated the event line-up in his role as Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director (Jane Barlow/PA Wire). The festival will also include literary lunches, with chefs Pam Brunton ...