New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people, but the human population is catching up, according to official figures. The vast number of sheep in New Zealand ...

The 80th anniversary of VE Day is being marked with events across Northern Ireland. Secretary of State Hilary Benn described an opportunity to remember the “huge sacrifice made by that great ...

The Prime Minister said the increase in spending to 2.5 of GDP will boost the economy and be felt in the pockets of workers.

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the yacht sank on August 19.

Russia announced a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with celebrations in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.

US President Donald Trump teased the announcement of a trade deal with ‘highly respected country’ on social media on Wednesday evening.

Tensions between the two countries have spiked since April 22, when gunmen killed 26 people in India-controlled Kashmir.

Safari park staff are “absolutely thrilled” to have welcomed two newly hatched penguin chicks into the world. Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling said the Humboldt penguins hatched in April, after ...

Haybe Nur Cabdiraxmaan, 47, from Mickleover in Derby, has been charged with the murder of Gurvinder Singh Johal in Derby.

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer has said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false”. Lawyer Christopher Frost said in a statement ...

Up to four rounds of voting can take place each full day of conclave, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Heathrow airport said an interim report into a power outage which caused its closure for most of a day “raises important questions”. No flights operated at the west London airport until about 6pm on ...