Northern Rail and other operators brought prosecutions against passengers using the single justice procedure, despite not being permitted to do so.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

Of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15) were not a life-or-death emergency – an average of 175 calls a day.

Prayers, lion dances and firecrackers have marked the Year of the Snake as Lunar New Year festivals got under way around the world. The pop-pop-pop of firecrackers greeted the new year outside a ...

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, health officials said. A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a 25-year-old man was killed in a strike on Jenin, ...

The Chancellor is due to set out policies on Wednesday to encourage economic growth, including an expected expansion of Heathrow airport.

The Competition and Markets Authority will decide by March 27 whether to refer the acquisition for an in-depth investigation.

Water companies United Utilities and South West Water have said they will raise dividends to shareholders as they confirmed consumer bill increases of 32% and 23%, respectively, over the coming five ...

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as Ecowas, the body said. It is the culmination of a year-long process ...

A Northern Ireland community which has been without electricity for more than four days has rallied together to bring aid to ...

Alison Hitchcock, co-founder of From Me To You Letters, has created a 24-hour letter writing marathon to mark World Cancer Day.

The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the conflict-battered North Kivu province.