The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the selection of Baroness Valerie Amos to lead the investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care, adding it is “vital” the review gets under way ...

The US president raised the prospect of European leaders being invited to a second meeting if the Alaska summit is successful.

Air Canada started cancelling flights ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travellers. A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline ...

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

The piece, titled BUTCHERED, was conceived specially for the protest on the Skiff platform, 45 nautical miles off the Norfolk ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated she could foster a child if her life “ever calms down sufficiently”. She said that in her time in charge at Holyrood work with youngsters ...

Electric Group is preparing to reopen a new music venue in the former Leadmill building after winning a bitter eviction battle.

Police are concerned for the welfare of the unknown man in the Exmouth area and are appealing for the public’s help to identify him.

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the abuse she has suffered in recent days as a result of the “toxic” debate on trans rights.

Weather warnings have been issued for thunderstorms across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as the fourth heatwave of the summer continues. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm ...

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.