The shock offensive sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.

One of the largest health boards in Scotland, which halted ambulance admissions in its region due to “sustained and continuing pressure”, has started accepting patients again. NHS Grampian, which is ...

The BBC licence fee will increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, rising in April to £174.50, the Government has announced. It will be an increase of £5, or an extra 42p a month, after ...

Leicester have appointed former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy as their new manager. The Dutchman has been confirmed as Steve Cooper’s replacement, signing a deal until 2027 at the King ...

Voting in the Irish General Election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most pressing issues.

Police launched a probe earlier this year after it was reported that a number of men with links to Westminster had received unsolicited messages.

The Briton’s pole hands a timely boost to McLaren as they bid to land their their first constructors’ championship since 1998.

A swift, three-day trial against Alexei Gorinov, once a low-profile activist, underscored Moscow’s intolerance of any ...

Some MPs have indicated that their continued support at a further vote is contingent on being assured of appropriate safeguards in the Bill. Among them was Conservative grandee Sir David Davis, who ...

Kim Leadbeater describes herself as a “proud Yorkshire woman” and someone who has always been “very driven and determined”. She is the sister of Jo Cox, who was Batley and Spen’s MP until she was ...

The Met Office has predicted unseasonably warm weather this weekend after recent days saw the third storm of the season, Storm Conall, bring heavy rain and flooding. The forecaster has warned of ...

The figures are based on the total number of MPs able to express a preference in the vote, which was 639: 635 who could cast a vote, plus two tellers – or counters – for those MPs in favour (“aye”) ...