Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do ...

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

Fallen trees caused travel disruption on Sunday morning. A tree blocking the railway between Reading and Basingstoke caused delays and cancellations to trains between the two stations, and in Surrey ...

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Towering back-row forward Cormac Izuchukwu felt a “foot taller” pulling on the Ireland Test jersey for the first time following a restless night ahead of his international debut. The 6ft 7in Ulster ...

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says there is even more to come from Nicolas Jackson. The Senegal forward made it seven goals in 12 Premier League games this season when he opened the scoring in Saturday’s ...

A final round of UN negotiations on a legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution kick offs in Busan, South Korea, on Monday, amid warnings that some countries are pushing for a ...

Ollie Pope is likely to take over the wicketkeeping role in the first Test against New Zealand after Cox broke his thumb in the nets.

Thirteen candidates are vying for the presidency in the European Union and Nato member country with the vote expected to go ...

Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president. The conservative ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called a financial package for developing nations a “critical 11th-hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate” as the United Nations environmental conference drew to a ...