In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% to finish at 38,488.34. Shares in Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp jumped 2 ...

Sam Bird believes her London Pulse side are ready to embrace the big stage ahead of their major semi-final against Loughborough Lightning.

A police officer has recalled being punched so hard to the head that she lost consciousness at an event in west Belfast. Inspector Roisin Brown said the incident left her with post-concussion syndrome ...

A British man stranded in Israel has criticised the UK Government for not arranging flights to get him home. Zak Wagman, 26, is unable to fly home following the closure of Israel’s airspace amid the ...

Music-lovers have said they “cannot believe their luck” as they queued in sunshine for ferries to take them across the Solent to the Isle of Wight Festival. Thousands of party-goers are heading to ...

Jo Stevens has said plans for floating offshore wind farms in Wales and the South West will create 5,300 jobs and power four million homes.

He said that since last summer’s race-related disturbances in the region, the PSNI was being “far more proactive and robust” in response to attacks directed at them. We will pursue them, we'll find ...

A Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years. Zhenhao Zou, 28, kept a trophy box of women’s belongings and filmed ...

The code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training is named after 18-year-old Oliver McGowan.

The widow of a soldier who was found dead in his barracks three weeks after he was last seen said she believes he “took his own life while ...

“The EU will continue to contribute to all diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and to find a lasting solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, which can only be through a negotiated deal,” Anouar El ...