Nurses in England reject government's offer of 5.5% pay rise, Royal College of Nursing says This breaking news story is being ...

Mortgage lenders' attempts to tempt first-time buyers have stepped up with the UK's biggest building society allowing some to ...

Six people have been killed and 10 others missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan's ...

The Democratic presidential nominee has been the subject of numerous misleading claims that she is a communist.

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to "rewrite history" for a ...

Heavy rain and 'extreme' flooding have brought problems to parts of Gloucestershire with schools and businesses forced to ...

Devon and Cornwall Police said the man in his 20s was taken to hospital after the incident on New Road in Barnstaple at about ...

Taking winter fuel payments away from pensioners is "cruel and unnecessary", a council has warned. Bath and North East ...

Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of ...

A stricken yacht carrying nine Iraqi nationals was towed into Brixham harbour, the Home Office has confirmed. The small boat, ...

Police Scotland is facing claims that it failed to take appropriate action after a female detective raised “serious ...

More than £15m is to be spent by a local authority to tackle serious failings in hundreds of council homes. It follows a ...