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 ...

372 drivers were caught drink-driving at least four times, including four who were prosecuted on seven occasions ...

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 ...

The average UK house price increased by 3.2 annually in September to reach 2 below all-time highs, Nationwide Building Society said.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Strictly Come Dancing fans said Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova's exit on the BBC One show last night (September 29) was 'the biggest robbery'.

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 ...