Talks aimed at resolving an all out strike by refuse collectors have ended after being described as “productive”. Members of Unite in Birmingham walked out last month in a bitter dispute over pay and ...

The UK’s National Screening Committee is currently assessing whether or not a national screening programme should be rolled out.

Richard Harpin, the founder of repairs business HomeServe and review website Checkatrade, has been a long-time donor to the Conservatives.

The European Union’s border protection agency said it is investigating multiple alleged human rights violations by Greece in dealing with illegal immigration. The agency, Frontex, said it is reviewing ...

At least 28 people died and more than 160 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican ...

Al Carns said the military service of Lieutenant Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne will be looked at to ‘provide an answer once and for all’.

The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now.

A team of 35 detectives is working on the murder investigation into the death of a 60-year-old man who was shot through his front window, police have said. Barry Dawson was blasted once at his home in ...

Some 75 firefighters were involved in quelling a major wildfire in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. The blaze in the Bloody Bridge area, which raged across a two-mile front, was described as dealt ...

A rare blue diamond was on display on Tuesday at an exhibition of 80 million pounds’ worth of the world’s rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi. The eight diamonds on display ...

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

A presenter of a popular BBC show has taken fans around a local antiques and reclamation store, as he asks for help from his followers to complete ...