Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said it is a “major injustice” that no rugby league player has ever been knighted. Sir Lindsay said he has raised the issue with Sir Keir Starmer, and said “now ...

Jim Sharkey was working as a newsagent in the Co Tyrone town in 1998 when it was devastated by a Real IRA bomb.

Originally, the coins were sold for £1.09, but they now go for much more than that on occasions, with one even fetching £286 on eBay. This week, one sold for £186, after attracting 18 bids on the ...

Bavarian governor Markus Soder said the incident on Thursday was “suspected to be an attack”. Police said a car drove into the back of a demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di that was ...

The Scottish Health Secretary said the party wants the ‘best possible candidates’ for next year’s Holyrood election.

Former footballer Joey Barton has appeared in court accused of sending offensive messages to TV personalities Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine. The 42-year-old stood in the dock, speaking only to give his ...

The White House said on Wednesday that news organisations which refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf ...

Ukraine’s “voice must be at the heart” of any negotiations for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, the Defence Secretary has said. John Healey said that “Russia remains a threat well beyond ...