Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours south-east Asia ...

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of child sex abuse. Dott, 47, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age ...

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test ...

Tess Howard was made an MBE for services to inclusive sportswear for women and girls, which she described as a ‘ridiculous’ campaign.

Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out on Wednesday which primary school their child will be joining in September.

The Kesh driver followed up his Tour of the Sperrins win last week with his first-ever victory on the Isle of Man, taking the lead of the event.

Israel’s defence minister has said troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. The remarks by Israel Katz could further complicate talks with ...

Holly Willoughby’s media company owes £377,000 in tax, the High Court has heard. Roxy Media, the media production and management firm once run by the TV presenter and her husband, Dan Baldwin, was ...

Status yellow rain warnings are in effect in five Irish counties and much of Northern Ireland on Wednesday. Warnings of potential flooding and travel disruption have been issued across affected parts ...

An Irishwoman who alleged she was raped at knifepoint by the main suspect in the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann is bringing a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said his Government “accepts” the UK Supreme Court ruling on biological sex, adding “protecting the rights of all” will inform its response. The court handed down its ...

Questions were raised over whether Nicholas Prosper, 19, should have received a whole-life order after murdering his mother, brother and sister.