Singer Olly Alexander has said he “knew” he would not win the Eurovision Song Contest when he competed for the UK last year.

Justin Kelly will become the new Garda commissioner on September 1, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced. Mr Kelly will replace Drew Harris, who is to retire after seven years as ...

Thousands of passengers flocked to the Severn Valley Railway last weekend to travel on board the Flying Scotsman and celebrate the railway's ...

The Association of British Insurers said its figures ‘underscore the growing impact of adverse weather on communities across the UK’.

More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 21-month war between Israel and Hamas, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, said the death toll has ...

Aldi store workers are set for a pay rise as the supermarket announced it was hiking its minimum wage to £13 an hour from September. The discount grocery chain claims to be the first UK supermarket to ...

The presenter said he believed he had complied with the BBC’s impartiality rules as he had looked at the war in Gaza ‘without a ...

A girl who thought she was “going to die” after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the ...

Funky Pigeon specialises in personalised cards and gifts and makes around £32 million in sales on average a year.

DOWNING Street has announced that the King has approved the appointment of the next Bishop of Worcester. Hugh Nelson has become the 114th Bishop of Worcester. Bishop Hugh had been serving as the ...

Ukrainian officials condemned the attack, saying that targeting civilian infrastructure, such as prisons, is a war crime.

A 13-year-old girl has died after getting into difficulty in the North Sea, police have said. Police were called to the beach at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, at about 5pm on Thursday, after receiving ...