The polls have closed in a crucial Welsh by-election. The votes are being counted in Caerphilly after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour ...

The US and the EU are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said on Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said digital IDs will “cut the faff” as he sought to win back public support for the scheme. The Prime Minister insisted the identification system would be voluntary and never be ...

The two-storey structure of drawing rooms and offices, including a walkway to the White House itself, has been turned into rubble.

The proportion of affordable homes developers must provide when trying to fast-track planning is being slashed as part of emergency measures to tackle London’s housebuilding crisis.

The probe has been thrown into disarray after the withdrawal of two candidates for chair, as well as five survivors from the advisory panel.

Paul Martin, of Suffolk Road, Croydon, admitted having a stun gun but denied the other two charges against him.

Prosecutors said police found weapons including a home-made flamethrower and a series of traps at the home in Grimethorpe, near Barnsley.

Zhao created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform.

The charges are related to two major cases, one involving sports betting and the second involving rigged poker games.