Andy Burnham government responds over inmates 'held in unacceptable conditions'

Hong Kong homeowners’ resistance to proposals to limit proxy votes and restrict meeting attendance to relatives has prompted authorities to study alternatives to resolve estate management issues behind the deadly Tai Po fire. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau revealed the findings of its month-long public consultation on amendments to the Buildings Management Ordinance, part of proposed reforms after the Wang Fuk Court fire that killed...

The husband, a man in his 60s from Stockport, pleaded guilty to 60 charges last month. Nine men are due to go on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court

Mogging has been crowned the Collins English Dictionary's word of the year, with a 210 per cent increase in its usage in 2026 alone.

Corrie fans think they've rumbled the future of the factory as Carla Connor-Swain faces losing her beloved Underworld in the ITV soap

A People’s Liberation Army air defence unit has for the first time intercepted two new types of missile simultaneously during a drill – including one that made a sudden change of direction, according to state television. The CCTV report on Monday said it was a rapid response operation by the ground-based Shenwei Missile Battalion – under the PLA Central Theatre Command Air Force – which is equipped with Hongqing surface-to-air missiles. It did not disclose the type of missiles intercepted or any...

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Tenerife have announced the tragic death of their striker Jesus de ​Miguel after he suffered a severe blow to the chest in a collision their match on Monday.

China’s embassy in Papua New Guinea has disputed reports that a suspected Chinese-made artillery shell was found in a shipping container in Port Moresby, saying the object was instead a shell-shaped wine bottle. The embassy said in a social media post on Tuesday it was awaiting the official findings of an investigation by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). It cited an on-site verification by a company involved in the case, which said it found that the object was a wine bottle. “It...

The Prime Minister will use a meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Antigua to discuss formal contrition from the UK over the mass forced transportation of African labour.

Warsaw's international airport has closed after a flight from London was forced to land there due to a bomb threat.

Rochdale council and Hopwood DePree went head to head in a High Court trial in September. But the next steps for the historic hall is are yet to be determined