US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen representative Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. In a statement announcing his choice, Mr Trump said: “Elise is an incredibly ...

Thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon ...

A “very busy” flat party carried on until the morning of a shooting that left one man dead and two others injured in south-east London, local residents have said. Police were called just after 10am on ...

The Sinn Fein vice president said she was determined to live up to her pledge to be a ‘First Minister for all’.

Events were held at home and abroad to mark Armistice Day and the sacrifice of service personnel. Silences were observed with the Duchess of Edinburgh leading the commemoration at the National ...

CCTV footage has revealed the journey Daniel Khalife took around west London after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry. The former soldier ...

Research shows that over the past 40 years, butterflies traditionally found in England and Wales have become more common in Scotland.

It came amid reports that Tesco is the latest high street giant to face a huge increase in its national insurance bill.

An audit found a raft of security failings at a scandal-hit jail after Daniel Khalife escaped, according to a report. HMP Wandsworth’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a security audit ...

Russian drones hammered the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing five people and injuring a 45-year-old woman, local authorities said. Around two dozen people sought psychological help following the ...

In his role as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals – but he has also spoken of a “messy” early life and subsequent battle with depression. Before being ...

Train operator Avanti West Coast is “making progress” in improving its performance but there is “still more to do”, managing director Andy Mellors said. He told the PA news agency the company must ...