Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (Irish prime minister) for the second time after chaos in the ...

An emergency alert has been sent to millions of people in Scotland ahead of a rare red weather warning. People with ...

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the "sadistic" murders of three young girls ...

The bodies of 36-year-old Mark Gordon and his daughter Hope were discovered after officers forced entry to the property in ...

The contenders for the film industry's biggest prizes this year represent a range of genres and styles – but there's a common thread that's hard to miss.

BBC World Questions: Lithuania will be first broadcast on BBC World Service English on 8 February. It will also be available to watch online on YouTube on 14 February, and on radio at ...

Sainsbury's has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza ...

Wales has too many hospitals and too many beds according to the Finance Minister Mark Drakeford. The former Labour first ...

Northern Ireland is expected to be battered by the strongest winds since Boxing Day 1998 as Storm Éowyn moves across Northern ...

The Southport survivors are slowly rebuilding their lives. Investigators who dealt with the case said they were staggered by their spirit and resilience. That was on full display when one girl was ...

Two men are on the run after they were allegedly involved in a £1.38m jewellery raid at a shop in south-west London, a court has heard. Junior Kunu, aged 30, and Mannix Pedro, aged 37, are charged ...

Under-fire RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney says he has never contemplated leaving his post despite a grassroots rebellion ...