Sarah, Duchess of York will also miss the royal family’s festive gathering in Norfolk, as will Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Local government minister Jim McMahon said local government reforms would give elected councillors ‘far more power’ to make decisions in ...

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the plea agreement.

A planned strike over Christmas and New Year by fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport has been called off, their employer has said. Unite the union announced last week that tanker drivers from ...

The UK has sent a team of senior officials to Damascus for talks with Syrian’s interim leaders, including banned terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the ...

Four-time semi-finalist James Wade crashed out of the World Darts Championship at the first hurdle as he was thrashed 3-0 by Jermaine Wattimena. Wade, the 16th seed, won the first leg of the round two ...

The raid comes a week after fighters marched on the Syrian capital in their lightning offensive that forced Syrian President Bashar Assad to flee.

Lauren Bell took four wickets as England fought back on day two of their one-off Test match against South Africa and extended their lead to 145 runs. Despite their solid start, a batting collapse in ...

Russian forces and military vehicles were seen withdrawing from southern Syria on Friday towards their primary base in the city of Latakia.

Tesco has warned customers not to eat one of its beef products ahead of Christmas as it may pose a “risk to health”.

A murderer has said he “hated” his victim’s mother for campaigning for a key change in the double jeopardy law that eventually brought him to justice. The public parole hearing for William Dunlop, who ...

Mary Jane Veloso is allowed to return to her home country of the Philippines after it signed a ‘practical arrangement’ deal ...