Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment about Taiwan, said she received a ...

An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burka ban has been barred from Parliament for the rest of the year ...

Sir Terence English studied mining engineering at university in Johannesburg before deciding to switch to medicine, at Guy’s ...

A WOMAN from Bridgwater has been banned from driving and handed a suspended sentence for causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving. Jane Hill, of Dukes Mead, appeared at Taunton Crown Court ...

Somerset director of cricket, Andy Hurry added: “Erin was the standout candidate for the position, and her knowledge and experience, aligned with her drive to succeed, really resonated with the panel, ...

Russian air defences destroyed 249 Ukrainian drones overnight above various regions, including occupied Crimea, the Russian ...

A primary school in Inverness has cancelled its Christmas show after receiving “racist and abusive messages” online. Cauldeen Primary School had planned to stage a production of Gimme, Gimme, Gimme ...

The fire is located in a two-storey structure consisting of a warehouse and retail space on Bridge Road in Southall.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said ‘we see many prospects that can make the path to peace real’ after talks with the US in Geneva.

Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare in 1979 – with clues to its precise location given in his book Masquerade.

The Gambling Commission said the latest annual industry statistics showed the rise was largely driven by online gambling.

Gary Greenwood, an equity analyst for Shore Capital, said the “quid pro quo” for being spared tax rises is that the big banks “will need to demonstrate a willingness to grow even faster than they are ...