Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump.

Hurricane Rafael weakened into a tropical storm Friday as it swirled through the Gulf of Mexico where it was expected to break apart after ploughing through Cuba. The storm knocked out the island’s ...

Firefighters and police officers are among the first recipients of the award, the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross.

Ireland, who were beaten by the Kiwis in the quarter-finals of last year’s World Cup in France, conceded 13 penalties across the course of a stop-start affair and were unable to build on a 13-9 lead ...

The Prince of Wales is “looking forward” to “playing a role” at the Cop30 UN climate change conference being hosted by Brazil, a royal source has said. There is speculation William could stage his ...

Boris Johnson has said broadcaster Emily Maitlis was getting “pretty revved up” during their Channel 4 coverage of the US election, before he left the panel unexpectedly. The former prime minister ...

It came on the same day it was announced that two former advisers to Sir Tony Blair had been given senior jobs in Whitehall.

Boris Johnson has suggested that Donald Trump would “certainly” do a trade deal with the UK. The former prime minister said the US president-elect is offering “economic hope” but that the Government ...

A memorial for former One Direction singer Liam Payne has been relocated in his hometown of Wolverhampton. The shrine, adorned with flowers and tributes to the pop star who died on October 16 after ...

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over complaints from two women about the handling of investigations into allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The two women ...

The US Justice Department has charged a man in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. The man said he had been tasked by a government official before the presidential ...

The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of October 16.