North Korea ratified a major defence treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported on Tuesday. It comes as the US, South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has ...

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson and ex-footballer Graeme Souness will also be recognised at the investiture ceremony.

Two environmental groups are set to have their legal challenge against the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea heard in court on Tuesday. Greenpeace UK and Uplift will ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr was in the region to inspect the damage from the last storm and help distribute food.

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

An abuse survivor has echoed calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign as he demanded a “clean sweep” of senior clergy members. Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, told ...

The proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life charity. More than 111,000 people are estimated to have died in poverty ...

Small family farms could pay up to 159% of their profits in inheritance tax following changes at the Budget, according to analysis by a landowners’ group. The Country Land and Business Association ...

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has said his “future is uncertain” as he implored people to become potential stem cell donors. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier ...

A daily pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service. NHS England’s chief ...

“Complex” evidence is being considered by prosecutors following an investigation into misconduct allegations at an Army barracks where four soldiers died from gunshot wounds. The Crown Prosecution ...

Dame Esther Rantzen has hailed the new “wonderful” assisted dying Bill but admitted she regrets that it would probably come in too late for her. The broadcaster praised Kim Leadbeater for her ...