Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

Syrian armed groups have launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces, setting off fierce clashes ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

Georgia’s prime minister claimed the country had been subjected to ‘blackmail and manipulation’ from some of the bloc’s politicians.

In May, employment tribunal judge Sarah Goodman concluded that the women could not bring new equal pay claims.

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A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The Constitutional Court in Bucharest ...

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections.

An Olympic champion warned the UK has an “inactivity crisis” as he picked up an honour from Buckingham Palace for his work promoting cycling and walking across the country. Former professional cyclist ...

The collapse follows several years of declining sales, mounting debts and even a break-in at its Wirral factory last year.

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

Paul Dunleavy, 89, is already serving time in prison having been previously convicted on two separate occasions of sexual offences against children.