The turnout in Ireland’s presidential election appeared to pick up in the final hours of voting. After a sluggish turnout in the morning, reports indicated it had risen in the evening before the polls ...

Keir Starmer urged allies to “finish the job” on frozen Russian assets by using them to strengthen Ukraine’s defences as he sought to rally support for Kyiv amid stalled peace efforts.

The Sun first reported on Friday that he was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported but was freed by mistake.

The very best of Italian food and culture in Ayrshire will be honoured at the Scottish Italian Awards next month.

The warehouse was targeted because it was being used to supply humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine.

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to accelerate Japan’s military build-up and spending and complete an early ...

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A man has been found guilty of killing his stepdaughter and her husband “in quick succession”, before picking their children up from school. Parents-of-four Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, ...

Two people have appeared in court to deny their part in the alleged murder of a man who was kidnapped and died in 2019 after suffering burns. West Midlands Police said Tomasz Samel, 45, was taken from ...

The NHS has also set a target for 85 of people with a cancer diagnosis to have their first treatment within two months of being referred.

The trial of a civil claim against the owner of a container ship that collided with a US tanker in the North Sea will not be held before October next year, the High Court has heard.

An avian influenza prevention zone is to be introduced in Northern Ireland from Saturday. It will place a legal requirement on all bird keepers in the region to follow strict biosecurity measures.