Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted.

A prominent human rights lawyer has parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an ...

The Chancellor has said towns are at risk of becoming “banking deserts” as she opened the UK’s 100th banking hub, and declined to commit to a fresh increase to the Government’s target despite calls to ...

The Humane League UK lost an appeal to overturn a High Court decision saying the government had not acted unlawfully in allowing fast-grown chickens.

Deng Chol Majek will stand trial next year after denying the murder of Rhiannon Whyte and possessing a screwdriver at the scene of the killing.

The 73-year-old is seen as having a major role in efforts to restore stability as no single party holds a majority at the country’s ...

A woman who was injured when a Christmas fairground ride “crashed to the ground” in Birmingham city centre has described the moment it plummeted. Two women were taken to hospital after the City Star ...

A 66-year-old man who became a compulsive gambler and shopper after being prescribed a medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 settlement from his GP. Philip Stevens, from Ringwood ...

People are being urged to get their flu and Covid-19 vaccinations this Christmas if they are eligible to do so. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is urging those who have not already received ...

More than 34,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel, with 600 making the journey in the busiest December day on record. Home Office figures show 609 people ...

One person has been taken to hospital after a lorry came off a motorway and crashed onto a railway line. Train services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Dumfries have been disrupted following ...

The US secretary of state was in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to discuss the latest developments in neighbouring Syria.