The Scottish Secretary tells the BBC his party inherted the "worst economic and public service finances situation since the ...

On 15 September, eight people died when a small boat carrying 60 people got into difficulty off the coast of France.

Amazon says workers must be in the office. The UK government disagrees. Who is right? They are two competing views on where ...

That conflict, between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan state, erupted in 1983. The Tigers eventually had vast areas ...

Israeli forces have raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered it ...

Several roads have been closed and events cancelled after flooding caused by sustained heavy rain. Northamptonshire Police ...

A Met Office warning for heavy rain has been extended into Monday in the East of England, following an unsettled start to the ...

Fresh Met Office yellow warnings for heavy rain have been issued for Sunday and Monday with flooding and power cuts possible.

Fresh allegations are being made about ex-Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed by a former worker who says her line manager "brushed ...

Thunderstorms and heavy showers have hit parts of the UK, as "unsettled" weather is expected to continue throughout the ...

A house in Wrexham was set on fire after being hit by a suspected bolt of lightning. The incident happened at a property in ...

The Met Office, which has issued a yellow weather warning, predicts that up to 80-100mm (3-4in) could fall in some places ...