Thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon ...

Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen representative Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. In a statement announcing his choice, Mr Trump said: “Elise is an incredibly ...

Simon Harris has called Michael O’Leary’s comments about teachers who become politicians “crass and ill informed” and said he would have no further involvement in the Fine Gael campaign. The Ryanair ...

The Sinn Fein vice president said she was determined to live up to her pledge to be a ‘First Minister for all’.

Events were held at home and abroad to mark Armistice Day and the sacrifice of service personnel. Silences were observed with the Duchess of Edinburgh leading the commemoration at the National ...

It came amid reports that Tesco is the latest high street giant to face a huge increase in its national insurance bill.

Research shows that over the past 40 years, butterflies traditionally found in England and Wales have become more common in Scotland.

Vivek Gurav says he is behind the world’s largest plogging community – which involves litter picking and jogging.

Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress.

Train operator Avanti West Coast is “making progress” in improving its performance but there is “still more to do”, managing director Andy Mellors said. He told the PA news agency the company must ...

In his role as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals – but he has also spoken of a “messy” early life and subsequent battle with depression. Before being ...