The Government has closed the local government watchdog barely a year after it was founded, citing cost concerns and a “vague” remit. In a letter published on Monday, local government minister Jim ...

A youth opened fire at a private Christian school on Monday in the US state of Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before the Christmas break. The gunman also died, police said.

The driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit the Toyota Auris carrying four adults and the boy, West Midlands Police said.

Mr Scholz leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously rancorous three-party coalition collapsed on November 6.

The Welsh, playing at a major tournament for the first time, were handed Group D ties against the Lionesses, France and the Netherlands.

Authorities in Mayotte fear hundreds and possibly thousands of people have died in Cyclone Chido, although the official death ...

Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar was highly critical of the Irish Government after ordering the closure of the embassy in Dublin.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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