In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% to finish at 38,488.34. Shares in Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp jumped 2 ...

East Ayrshire Council is poised to approve the biggest shake‑up of its additional support needs services in more than a decade.

Soroka Medical Centre in the southern city of Beersheba provides services to around one million residents in the south of Israel.

Violence remained “excessively high” across the prison estate last year driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health support and a surge in drug use, an independent watchdog has warned.

Scotland’s First Minister has accused the leader of the Tories of a “demonisation of young people” after he pushed for more exclusions to tackle disruption in schools.

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The hurricane’s centre was located about 20 miles (30km) east of Punta ...

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks on three women who have been identified and another seven who have yet to be traced.

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

The Government has announced two schemes designed to ease the flow of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland when a post-Brexit grace period expires at the end of the year.