Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has hosted China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of ...

Sports broadcaster Hazel Irvine and casting director Des Hamilton are to be recognised with Outstanding Contribution awards from Bafta Scotland. They will receive the honours at the Bafta Scotland ...

OXFORD United extended their drawing sequence to five games after sharing a goal apiece with Derby County. Dane Scarlett gave the U’s a 12th-minute lead, but the Rams hit back 10 minutes into the ...

Murdered Brianna Ghey had become “immersed in darkness”, her mother has told the inquest into the teenager’s death. Esther Ghey said, in a statement read to Warrington Coroner’s Court, that when ...

Nationalising water firms would cost up to £100 billion and “not resolve the problems” faced by customers, according to the Environment Secretary. Steve Reed ruled out bringing the companies back into ...

Three people have been found dead and four people have been taken to hospital after an incident at a Dorset care home, police said. Emergency services are at the scene at Gainsborough Care Home in ...

The Commons heard NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland are the longest in the UK and public services are ‘in crisis’ because of a lack ...

Sione Tuipulotu has been handed the Scotland captaincy for next month’s autumn series. Gregor Townsend has appointed the Glasgow centre to the role ahead of Rory Darge and Finn Russell, who skippered ...

Northumbria Police confirmed Jason Laws was the second person to die in a blast in Benwell, Newcastle, on October 16.

All-out war erupted in Lebanon last month after Israeli strikes killed Hezbollah’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and most of his senior commanders. Israeli ground forces invaded southern Lebanon ...

Wakefield Trinity owner Matt Ellis hailed his club’s “great achievement” after their return to the Betfred Super League was confirmed following the release of IMG’s first official gradings.

The ex-soldier said he was in pain from holding himself in an ‘awkward position’ underneath a lorry during his alleged escape from prison.