In a separate ruling on Thursday, judges at the top court dismissed jailed pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi’s bid to ...

A dog lover is urging the public to educate themselves on ethical breeding after the iconic HMV dog suffers lowest annual puppy births since ...

Police say the death of a 10-year-old girl struck by a car on a sports pitch in Cumbria is not thought to have been a “deliberate act”. Emergency services were called to the collision involving a ...

The new leader of the biggest rail workers union will celebrate his appointment by playing bingo at his local social club with his wife. Eddie Dempsey is the new general secretary of the Rail, ...

Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Nato could cease to exist and Russia could target Europe next after Donald Trump’s moves towards the Kremlin.

Eddie Dempsey is the new general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), after the announcement by Mick Lynch that he is retiring. No other candidate stood against Mr Dempsey, who ...

A Met Police officer facing allegations he assaulted a teenager was “gobsmacked” after the boy called him a “fat arse”, a misconduct hearing has heard. Pc Stephen Evans allegedly assaulted the then-13 ...

Labour MP Paulette Hamilton raised concerns that those with secret phones could be put in additional danger as a result of the siren-like alerts.

A Rangers supporter has died in a road accident in Istanbul ahead of the club’s match in the Turkish city. The club said it is “devastated” to have learned of the death, which happened overnight.

NHS England’s national medical director is to step down from his role in the summer. Professor Sir Stephen Powis has been in the job for seven years. Sir Stephen, 64, handed in his resignation in ...

The group behind hit TV shows including Britain’s Got Talent and Love Island declined to comment on whether it is in talks to potentially merge its ITV Studios business with riv ...

Trump administration officials have said positive talks between Washington and Kyiv mean it may only be a short suspension.