Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.

Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said.

Giorgia Meloni has met frequently with the Tesla and SpaceX billionaire since her far-right-led government came to power in ...

Russia’s Federal Security Service says it has detained a suspect over the killing of a senior general in Moscow. Lieutenant ...

Seven-month-old Charlie Goodall died after falling over in an ill-fitting bath seat as his mother, Danielle Massey, left him unsupervised.

Having been down 21-3 at halftime, a flurry of second-half tries saw the Cheshire school come close to mounting one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the U18s National Cup, narrowly ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has confirmed a significant uplift in funding across local government in 2025-26.

Verona Murphy has become the first female speaker of the Irish parliament as part of a deal to form a coalition government. Ms Murphy, an independent TD for Wexford, defeated two Fianna Fail ...

The Government insisted the deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands but lease back the Diego Garcia base was backed by the US.

Mr Streeting replied: “Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple lock – even taking into account the decisions she’s taken on ...

Sir Keir Starmer defended the Government’s record and accused the Tories of trying to block Labour’s attempts to ‘rebuild’ the country.

The sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media has been signed, kickstarting plans to shake up the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper with a new website and daily digital content. The deal will see Tortoise ...