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

A documentary film about Iron Maiden will feature a final interview with the band’s former singer Paul Di’Anno, who died aged 66 last year. Band members past and present including Di’Anno, who sang ...

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 ...

Former footballer Joey Barton has been accused of calling Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media and comparing female TV personalities to Fred and Rose West, a court heard. Barton, 42, in a dark ...

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 ...

She added: “But we do not support this Bill today. Not because we do not support the goal, as many have said – this ...

Police questioning the captain of a container ship which crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea say they have been given extra time to hold the 59-year-old Russian “due to the complexities of ...

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

Irish premier Micheal Martin has downplayed the impact of the disruption caused when a protesting evangelical Christian family were forcibly removed from a gala dinner he was attending in Washington ...