Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, has said he plans to call a parliamentary election for October 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Mr Ishiba was elected ...

Two more teenagers have been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Daejaun Campbell. Daejaun cried out “I’m 15, don’t let me die” after being stabbed with a zombie knife at around 6.35pm on September ...

Lord Alan Sugar and The Apprentice winner and former NHS doctor Dr Leah Totton have been given a multi-million pound payout after selling a majority stake in their chain of Botox and cosmetic clinics.

Energy bills are set to rise by £149 for the average household in October after Ofgem announced it would be raising its energy price cap. The new price cap figure will be £1,717 from October 1, up ...

Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 between April and June, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.6.

Two people have died in a large wildfire burning through forestland near a seaside resort in southern Greece, authorities said. The fire service said about 350 firefighters, assisted by eight ...

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up, officials said on ...

Residents have been ordered to evacuate in California’s San Bernardino County after a wildfire that was thought to have been largely contained flared up. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department ...

The first Strictly Come Dancing contestant eliminated this year, Tom Dean, could have had “a brilliant” story on the series, his professional partner Nadiya Bychkova has said.

In the past week, Israel has repeatedly targeted suburbs across the Lebanese capital, where Hezbollah maintains a strong presence.

WIDNES forced their way into the play-offs with this narrow two-point victory, while Barrow remain in the Championship next season on the back of Swinton’s defeat at Bradford. It was a game that ...

STEPHEN Clemence stressed Barrow’s 2-0 defeat at Gillingham “won’t define” their season. The Bluebirds came out second best at the hotly-anticipated top-of-the-table clash. Goals from Jayden Clarke ...