Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has left the Government, No 10 said. Ms Siddiq said she had not breached the ministerial code but that continuing in her role would be a “distraction”, in a letter to ...

A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: a small red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of ...

Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.

More than 100 illegal miners are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration in the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near ...

A father accused of murdering his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart told the emergency services that they had just been play-fighting while they made their tea, a court heard. Simon ...

The top aide of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pleaded with law enforcement agencies on Tuesday to abandon ...

Matt Wrack was seeking another term of office after two decades in the post of general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). But he was beaten by the union’s vice president Steve Wright who will ...

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and King’s College London believe the findings offer new insight into the condition.

Here the PA news agency looks at who the festive success stories are so far, and which retailers have appeared more downbeat.

It is the second time in two weeks that the former US first lady is not attending a gathering of former US leaders and their spouses.

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has appeared in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. The captain of the Australia women’s national football team attended a hearing, ...