South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of ...

UK interest rates are expected to remain at 4.75%, with rising inflation and wage growth persuading the Bank of England’s policymakers to keep rate cuts on pause, experts think. The Bank will announce ...

Strawberry-growers have developed new techniques to allow Britons to enjoy home-grown fruit for Christmas Day. The two producers in West Sussex have produced 38 tonnes of strawberries for the ...

Kyle Clifford is accused of killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, who were found fatally injured at the family home in Bushey, ...

Under the scheme, any person or institution can ask for any sentence handed down in a crown court to be reviewed.

Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.

Many believe the law could have reignited protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

The rules around donations to political parties need strengthening to “protect the electoral system from foreign interference”, the head of the elections watchdog has said. Vijay Rangarajan, chief ...

Jessie Ware is among a number of musical guests who have been announced for the BBC’s New Year’s Eve concert, hosted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Singer Ellis-Bextor will also be joined by Scissor Sisters ...

Stormzy has reflected on “pulling all the stops out” for his headline set at Glastonbury Festival in 2019. The British rapper, 31, known for songs including Big For Your Boots and Shut Up, cited ...

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in court in early January to face claims that he should be held in contempt for failing to turn over assets including a New York apartment ...

The number of students studying degrees from British universities abroad has risen to nearly 600,000, a report has suggested. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) said there needs to be better ...