Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

Syria’s armed forces said the offensive was led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls much of north-west Syria and is ...

Mr Putin said that over the past two days Russia had fired 100 missiles and 466 drones at Ukraine, saying they were a ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

The two-month hearing has heard claims that malnutrition may have contributed to the death of Abiyah Yasharahyalah, who was ...

Local government workers have voted to accept a revised offer from council employers after strike action earlier in the autumn, Unison has said. The union said the deal paves the way for talks for ...

Lawyers for eight Syrians claim that Qatar and its agents ‘derailed’ a multimillion-pound legal case in London.

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others during a shooting spree on Skye was “fully in control” of his actions, a jury has been told.

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections.

There is a “likelihood” a two-year-old boy, whose body was found in his home, might still be alive if his father had not died, an pre-inquest hearing has heard. Bronson Battersby was discovered ...

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

Scotland’s police chief has said the force has a “resolute determination” to solve the murder of a banker who was shot on his doorstep exactly 20 years ago. Father-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was ...