The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.

Communities minister Jim McMahon said that despite a 6.8 increase to overall local authority funding, some English councils will be poorer.

Sandie Peggie was suspended after she complained about Dr Beth Upton sharing a female changing area in Victoria Hospital, Fife.

Palestinians in Gaza have reacted to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the devastated territory and rebuild ...

Metropolitan Police officers are ‘abstracted away’ from outer London streets to cover city centre protests, MPs heard on Wednesday.

A rapper was linked by DNA to a drive-by shooting in London despite evidence he had moved to Dubai where he was pictured partying in a nightclub with superstar 50 Cent, a court has heard. Daniel Offei ...

Sir Keir Starmer clashed with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body has said. Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced on Tuesday the Scottish ...

Lord Mandelson has sought to play down past comments about Mr Trump since Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed him in December. He praised Mr Trump as a “nice person” and a “fair-minded person” ...

A man who left an abusive voice message for MP Naz Shah has been given a suspended prison sentence, prosecutors have said. Thomas Mearing, 26, pleaded guilty to a public communications offence at ...

Octopus Energy has issued a warning to UK households with outdated electricity meters to act now or face being cut off.

Security minister Dan Jarvis has told the Commons Axel Rudakubana’s case should have been case managed, not closed.