A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

The ruling came after the judge presiding over the case against Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the government’s request.

Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the Southport terror attack, is reportedly set to be released from prison. Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor ...

Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension because of a gender gap, according to research. The TUC estimated women were losing the equivalent of £7,600 a ...

The health service has launched a personalised “blood matching” test for people with rare conditions who require regular blood transfusions. The move will allow donor blood to be matched to these ...

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.

The zoo uses non-toxic nail polish in different colours to distinguish the critically endangered hatchlings from each other.

The jackpot for Saturday’s draw now stands at an estimated £7.2 million after the midweek Lotto rollover. While no one matched all six main numbers, six players netted £1 million after matching five ...

The most recent Home Office data showed there were 32,345 asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March. This was down 15% from the end of December, when the total was ...

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Nato defence chiefs are due to hold a virtual meeting, a senior alliance official said, as countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv ...

Ships from all over the world, many with their masts and rigging decorated with flags, sailed from the North Sea coastal town of IJmuiden on an hours-long journey up the North Sea Canal and into ...