Axel Rudakubana did not get a whole-life sentence because international law has prevented it, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Defence Secretary John Healey suggested a UN convention on children’s ...

Members of Edinburgh’s city council are to meet online to discuss plans to introduce a charge on visitors staying overnight in the area.

Banning benefit cheats from driving would be a “backstop” used in “extreme” cases to target those who repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer, a minister has said. The Department for Work and ...

We'll be bringing you live updates as Storm Éowyn arrives in Somerset, bring with it disruption around the county throughout the day.

Water giant Severn Trent has said it plans to hand shareholders a higher dividend for the next year as trading remains in line with targets. It said its financial performance up to January 23 “remains ...

Police said Friday is expected to see the strongest winds in the region since the Boxing Day storm in 1998 which caused widespread disruption.

Collyer had got off to a rocky start when he lost the ball in midfield to allow Nicolas Raskin the first major chance of the game, but he grew into the contest and played a role in United’s opener, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he is preparing for tough negotiations with US President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.

The first phase of a new car-free route across the Somerset Levels has been given the green light following the purchase of a key plot of land.

A wind speed of 114mph brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.

Nationwide Building Society said that despite some modest recent improvements in housing affordability, the deposit hurdle remains high.

The 37-year-old’s fitness had been in doubt ahead of his last-four clash with Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open.