Officials from around 20 largely European and Commonwealth countries took part in the latest talks about a peacekeeping coalition.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine apologised to listeners during his Thursday lunchtime show after a fire alarm forced him off the air. A voice saying “please leave the building immediately” could be ...

British band The 1975 will take the Pyramid stage for the Friday followed by rock star Neil Young on Saturday and US pop singer Rodrigo on Sunday.

The 10-year-old girl killed after being struck by an electric car on a sports pitch was a “force of nature” who wanted to play for Manchester United, her devastated family have said. Poppy Atkinson, ...

Triple killer Kyle Clifford has been convicted of raping his ex-partner in an attack which saw him murder her and her sister with a crossbow and their mother with a butcher’s knife.

Judge John McConnell granted the request for a preliminary injunction from nearly two dozen Democratic states.

Actress and comedian Elaine C Smith has said it is “quite the honour” to be granted the Freedom of Glasgow as part of the city’s 850th birthday celebrations. The star now has the right to graze cows ...

The Sentencing Council published new guidelines for courts to follow when imposing community and custodial sentences on Wednesday.

London gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney described his pain and how he did not want to “waste having a wicked life” in videos he made before his death, an inquest has heard. Courtney, 64, who ...

The defendants, four men aged 46 to 58 and a 77-year-old woman, were accused of founding or being a member of terror organisation United Patriots.

A Number 10 spokesman suggested it was usual for ministers to make clear if they think decisions should be taken at a ministerial level rather than by local councils. The go-ahead on the proposed ...