Damian Homer, who also repeatedly stabbed his partner, was ordered to serve at least 20 years for the ‘selfish and cruel’ attacks.

The two Extinction Rebellion activists were protesting against proposals for a new power station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Sir Keir Starmer said allies must “step up” support for Ukraine, as he met the country’s president amid uncertainty about the future of US backing for Kyiv after Donald Trump’s election victory.

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Coco Gauff to book her spot in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals and knock out defending champion Iga Swiatek. The Pole needed less than an hour to dispatch alternate Daria ...

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure. No deaths were ...

New DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem, and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through ...

Tributes have been paid to Anna Lo, the first politician from an ethnic minority background elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, after her death at the age of 74. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long ...

Prince Harry has told bereaved military children he ‘understands, perhaps more than most’ the weight of losing a parent at a young age.

A 15-year-old from Worcester has been sentenced to 20 months in a young offenders for committing multiple theft and trespassing offences ...

Beinash Batool is on trial, together with Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and uncle Faisal Malik, accused of the 10-year-old’s murder.

The abuse spanned five decades and three countries with as many as many as 130 boys and young men victimised, a review found.

The PA news agency looks at the outcome of the Bank of England’s decision, and whether rates will fall again soon.