The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington.

Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president on Tuesday at a ceremony at Dublin Castle. The independent TD from Galway, who is a former psychologist and barrister, has pledged to ...

Remembrance services and events are set to take place around Scotland to mark Armistice Day. At Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance at the Scott Monument within Princes St Gardens, Lord Provost Robert ...

The explosion, which triggered a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby, took place near one of the gates of the ...

BBC chairman Samir Shah apologised for an ‘error of judgment’ over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.

A group of 75 MPs has joined animal welfare activists in calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped in a basement without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium. The captivity of ...

As the first stage of the agreement reached its waning days, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met on ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he wants to order 25 Patriot air defence systems from the United States, as ...

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after causing floods and landslides, knocking out power ...

First-half goals from Alassana Jatta and Tyrese Hall fired Notts County to a 2-1 League Two win at Cheltenham that lifted them into the top three. The hosts pulled one back through Isaac Hutchinson ...

A poll of health service leaders found 45 were extremely concerned about discrimination towards staff from patients and the public.

Goals before the break from Alassana Jatta and Tyrese Hall put them firmly on course before a second-half improvement from the hosts.