The US president had pressed for the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to meet in the Turkish capital on Thursday.

Ross Edgley said the challenge will be the ‘closest thing yet to swimming around Asgard’ as he plans to swim 1,000 miles ...

Members of the Unite trade union working in the NHS have voted to accept an 8% pay increase over the next two years. The deal will see a 4.25% rise this year and a 3.75% uplift next year for staff, ...

Pullman Car No 246 ‘Lydia’ was used during crucial wartime strategy meetings ahead of D-Day and later during Churchill’s state funeral in 1965.

The chair of the Royal College of GPs also told the BBC this week that doctors have “real concerns about the practical and legal implications of a change in the law on assisted dying”, which she said ...

Armed officers were called to Huyton, Merseyside on Wednesday following a report that a man in his 20s and woman in her 50s had been stabbed.

For the second time this month, Sir Lindsay Hoyle berated ministers in the chamber for making policy announcements to the media.

The British endurance swimmer says ‘I’m frightened of sharks but I’m really frightened of a world without sharks’ ahead of his latest swim.

A veteran broadcast journalist has been appointed head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland. Howard Simpson, who has almost two decades of experience, will take over from Gary Smith who is ...

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has been named as the new head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence said, following the earlier than expected departure of his predecessor. Royal Marine Sir Gwyn ...

The poor hedgehog was found covered in red paint (Image: Porthleven Harbour Hedgie Rescue) “Not only that, this toxic product could have seeped into her skin, making her extremely sick, it could also ...

United Utilities raised bills by average of £86 for a typical household in April, which it says will help pay for upgrades to its pipes and sewers.