Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted.

A prominent human rights lawyer has parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an ...

One person has been taken to hospital after a lorry came off a motorway and crashed onto a railway line. Train services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Dumfries have been disrupted following ...

The sentencing of a man convicted of plotting to kill a prosecutor after claiming to identify as “evil Jesus” has been delayed due to the lack of a bed at a secure unit. Martin Ready, 42, was found ...

The US secretary of state was in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to discuss the latest developments in neighbouring Syria.

Shoppers have spotted Cadbury White Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs in B&M stores across the UK - is December too early for chocolate Easter eggs?

The Government unveiled a major action plan on Friday to reach 95 clean energy in the UK by the end of the decade.

The former Labour leader said he does not regret blocking a 2013 vote over Syria after Wes Streeting suggested Assad could have been ousted earlier.

The actions of armed police who arrested a 13-year-old boy after his water pistol was mistaken for a gun were reasonable in the circumstances, an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) ...

From teabags and paperclips to mini torches and half-dead flowers, there have certainly been some odd ones 'gifted' to you.

The UK economy unexpectedly contracting in October, the second month in a row with negative growth, new figures show. It is the first time the UK economy has suffered negative growth in back-to-back ...

Spilt journey tickets were a hack used by travellers willing to do the legwork, but now the Virgin app does it all in one.