We will stay here in Congo and fight. If we do not stay alive here, let’s stay dead here,’ said Congo’s defence minister.

Pep Guardiola has labelled the game’s fixture-schedulers “so kind” as he braces his Manchester City side for a tough February.

Lincolnshire Police chief said the force may have to cut 400 staff and officers as the Government announced £100m extra for neighbourhood policing.

The men’s release would be the fourth since a ceasefire paused the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas this month.

Gustavo Petro said his government would provide loans to those who take up his offer and enlist in programmes to start a business.

Zac Roe, from Andover in Hampshire, died at the scene of the crash in East Woodyates, north Dorset, last year.

Paul Martin, 59, appeared in court charged with encouraging terrorism, possessing articles for the purposes of terrorism, and possessing a stun gun.

A man receiving palliative care is among the “miserable” residents impacted as 8,000 homes remain without power in Northern Ireland a week after Storm Eowyn. Efforts to repair damaged power lines ...

The Government has signalled it could ‘go further’ after tightening the rules on second jobs at the start of its term.

Captain Caelan Doris is braced for the “ultimate test” when Ireland begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive Guinness Six Nations title against rivals England. The back-to-back ...

An alleged victim of a Chinese PhD student who is accused of drugging and raping 10 women told police that she felt “disgusting” after waking up at his London flat, a trial heard.

Nick Cave has said that the death of Marianne Faithfull at the age of 78 means a loss of “not just a fiercely unique talent, but the stored knowledge of a generation”. Tributes have come flooding in ...