A cabinet minister has told Sky News it is important to have a "rich mix" in the House of Lords, amid fresh scrutiny of the Conservative Party's award of peerages.
Grievously wounded during World War II, the Kansas lawmaker became a leading advocate for disability rights legislation
The Labour leader urged people who have not taken up the offer to ‘think again’ and get vaccinated.
Aung San Suu Kyi’ s career took another dramatic turn Monday as a court in Myanmar sentenced the ousted leader to four years in prison after convicting her of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions. It was just a year ago that her National League for Democracy party won a landslide election victory that would have put her and her party back in office for a second consecutive five-year term after decades of army-dominated rule. The military seized back power on Feb. 1, arresting Suu Kyi and scores of others, and plunging Myanmar into turmoil after a brief period of stability and promises of more democracy.
The star of the seasonal romcom says she was reliving her own past heartache.
The FDA union brought a judicial review over the PM deciding last year to go against the findings of his then adviser on ministerial standards.
Sajid Javid announces pre-departure Covid tests for travellers to England
Forecasters predict more ‘unsettled’ weather, while engineers work to reconnect around 4,700 properties to power supplies following Storm Arwen.
A second woman who claims Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her for abuse by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein while she was a teenager took the witness stand in the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial on Monday. The woman, who is testifying under the pseudonym Kate, is the second of four women named in a 2021 indictment against Maxwell. Kate said she was 17 when she met Maxwell for tea at her London townhouse in 1994.
A Republican congressman has been criticised for posting a picture of himself and his family posing with guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a high school shooting in Michigan. The post included a picture of Mr Massie and his family holding firearms in front of a Christmas tree.
All political lives end in failure unless, apparently, you are Silvio Berlusconi. Italy’s presidential elections in January are likely the last chance for the larger-than-life octogenarian billionaire, and his supporters are hoping he will cap off his extraordinary, scandal-plagued career with the ultimate accolade of seeing him in the country's top post. “It would be a dream,” Antonio Tajani, deputy leader of Mr Berlusconi’s conservative Forza Italia party, told the Telegraph. “A lot of us have
The mother of two sisters murdered in Wembley has said the officers who took photos of their bodies are "more sorry they got caught" after they were jailed for two years and nine months. PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis had previously admitted sharing images of the bodies of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, and were found guilty of gross misconduct at a tribunal last month. Judge Mark Lucraft sentenced the pair on Monday to two years and nine months each at the Old Bailey for misconduct in a public office.
From faux to real foliage, there’s no reason for a naked door this festive season
Banksy has offered to raise millions of pounds to boost a bid to transform a prison which once held Oscar Wilde into an arts centre. Campaigners hope the move will prevent the Grade-II listed HMP Reading from being sold to housing developers. The anonymous street artist hopes to transform the Berkshire prison into a "refuge for art" with a possible £10m from the sale of a stencil used for the artwork he painted on the side of the prison in March.
Far-right French presidential candidate put in headlock by protester at rally. Éric Zemmour formally declared his candidacy on Tuesday, highlighting his anti-migrant and anti-Islam views
The Longannet power station chimney, is due to come down later this week.
Report find women are less likely to be in paid work, work eight fewer hours and paid 19% less an hour on average than men
Boats covered in dazzling Christmas lights combined for a parade to celebrate the holiday season in Venice, Florida, on December 4.Several boats made their way south through the city’s Intracoastal waterway, adorned with holiday decorations.These videos posted to the official Facebook page of Venice’s municipal government show the various boats involved in the parade. Credit: Venice, Florida Municipal Government via Storyful
Ministers said they were responding to new data showing the spread of the new Omicron variant.
The Girls Aloud star wants a role in the sitcom.
Want to see the same sunrise twice? Get yourself a drone and off you go! In this footage shot on December 5 in Cleveland Heights in the US, the drone first captures the sunrise while flying high above the city. It then descends fast so that the sun drops below the horizon again. And then - it rises a second time to kick off a great Sunday morning.
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