Yahoo News Passport Office strike looms: How will it affect your travel plans?
Passport Office staff across the UK will strike for five weeks in an escalation of a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Source: Simon Calder, The Independent
Passport Office staff across the UK will strike for five weeks in an escalation of a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Source: Simon Calder, The Independent
Billions of people face water shortages by the end of the decade with floods, droughts and water-borne diseases becoming more frequent and intense.
The United Nations said Friday it was “deeply concerned” by what it described as summary executions of prisoners of war carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Earlier in the day, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said Russian forces may have to advance as far as Kyiv or Lviv to destroy “infection” in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). This live blog is no longer being updated. For more of our co
A poster by Kent police has gone viral on social media for listing rape and sexual assault as a non emergency crime. What this means for women's safety?
Both Chelsea and England have had to cope without Reece James for long periods of this season, and the right-back is injured again.
Norway, Denmark, and Finland operate the top-tier F-35 fighter jets, while Sweden has its own Gripen E planes.
It come six months after sections of the pipeline were sabotaged
In anticipation - perhaps fear - of Western support for Ukraine's much anticipated "spring offensive", Russia has spent the past few weeks throwing wave after wave of attacks against a heroic and determined Ukrainian frontline. Progress has been limited, and despite seven months of intense fighting, cities like Bakhmut have not fallen. Now, Russia appears closer to culminating - the tempo of attacks has fallen by over 80%.
Head of the Russian mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin has contradicted Kremlin claims that Nazis lead Ukraine.
Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Croatia all said in recent days that they would arrest Putin in the unlikely event he visited their countries.
The “Jeremy Clarkson effect” is hitting rural Britain, with three-quarters of farmers saying they have abandoned plans to develop their businesses because of planning disputes.
After a reader tip, a New York Times reporter found the painting, gifted by El Salvador's president, in an obscure room at a Trump Hotel in Miami.
Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Russia is prepared to use “absolutely any weapon” in the event of an attack on Crimea
China claims US actions violate its sovereignty and security in the strategic waterway
Both parties are guilty of setting targets that cannot be met, undermining faith in politics
Jeremy Hunt’s decision to shelve changes to the state pension age will cost taxpayers the equivalent of £250 each per year, new analysis shows.
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of “wasteful procurement” after five helicopters worth more than £35 million were mothballed before flying a single minute.
It comes after MPs this week endorsed Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland Brexit deal following his compromise agreement with the European Union
A LACK of polling data on the SNP leadership race has left the contenders nervous and pollsters frustrated, a data expert has said.
Ignominy of committee appearance and feeble Brexiter rebellion suggest ex-PM has run out of road, but allies disagree
Russia has long been one of the world's main arms exporters, but the Ukraine war is impacting its ability to fulfil contracts.