Serbia’s capital Belgrade is on edge ahead of a major rally against President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government this ...

Sir Christopher Chope said arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) had gone “rogue”, including National Highways when it rolled out smart motorways, and the Sentencing Council, whose recent guidance has prompted ...

A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and “enhance public trust”, Parliament heard. Conservative peer Lord Norton of Louth argued that the ...

The threat of US tariffs on alcoholic drinks from the EU “is a very serious issue”, Irish premier Micheal Martin has warned. The Taoiseach said Irish whiskey products had benefited from “extraordinary ...

A bus driver who hit and killed a Windrush pensioner as she crossed the road has avoided jail. Ozdemir Zia, 77, hit Edna McLean, 83, as he turned his double-decker near Woolwich Arsenal station, south ...

He is accused of sending a series of offensive posts on social media after repeatedly referring to Mr Vine as a “nonce” and football TV commentators and pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko to serial ...

A 59-year-old Russian captain was arrested on Monday after his container ship collided with a US tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of Ofsted, said giving parents the information they need in a clear and accessible way was a ‘must-have’.

She added: “But we do not support this Bill today. Not because we do not support the goal, as many have said – this Government strongly supports recognition of a state of Palestine – but because ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a ...

A second union representing Scottish Water workers has announced strike action in a dispute with executives over pay following a breakdown in talks. Unite said an initial 24-hour walkout will take ...

The BBC has agreed a settlement with four of its female news presenters over employment tribunal claims including age and sex discrimination.