Four former prime ministers have said they are opposed to the legislation although none will have a vote on Friday.

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director-elect for Africa has died while receiving medical treatment in India, Tanzania’s parliament speaker said. Plans to repatriate the body of Dr ...

The 72-year-old is seeking five million dollars in damages over substandard treatment in Rikers Island jail complex.

The carrier reported headline pre-tax profits of £610 million for the year to September 30, up from £455 million 12 months earlier.

Costs of adult social care have become “insurmountable” following the “catastrophic impacts” of the Budget, a leading voice in the sector will tell a conference featuring the care minister.

Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon started returning to their homes amid celebrations hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early on Wednesday ...

(Image: NFU Mutual) Farm fire figures varied across the rest of the UK, with cost rises in the North West (up 549 per cent to an estimated £28.8 million), while the East and the South East saw a ...

Israeli ministers insisted it would resume strikes on Lebanon if Hezbollah breached the terms of the ceasefire.

The leaders of Ireland’s three main political parties clashed on housing, healthcare and financial management in their final televised debate before the general election.

Mr Harris made the remarks after Ms McDonald had heavily criticised Fine Gael’s handling of the justice portfolio.

The announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon leads the stories on Wednesday’s front pages. The story is featured on the front of The Guardian and The Independent, with Israel and Hezbollah agreeing to ...

The Financial Ombudsman Service said it is seeing increasingly complex complaints with funds passing through several banks.