The family of a jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist hope David Lammy can secure his release when he visits Egypt on Thursday. The Foreign Secretary is expected to press for Alaa Abd ...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement is not reached to end the war in Ukraine. The US already prohibits the import of ...

The First Minister wants to see a scheme put in place to allow overseas students to remain in Scotland after graduating.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Pop producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman have received a blue plaque outside the “magical building” affectionately known as “The Hit Factory” where they created countless pop anthems.

The taxpayer spent £52.8 million on the transition between parliaments, including around £13 million on redundancy payments.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Currently, the upmarket grocer requires myWaitrose members to buy something before they can claim their free drink.

The Queen said it was ‘very sweet’ to receive a drawing from the five-year-old daughter of an Olympian at a reception at Clarence House.

The bodies of Mark Gordon, 36, and his six-year-old daughter Hope were found in West Calder on Monday afternoon.

Scrum specialist Adam Jones will join Wales’ coaching team for this season’s Guinness Six Nations. Jones will link up with Warren Gatland’s support staff on secondment from Harlequins, where he has ...

The nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the Yantar to let the Russian ship know it was being watched.