An Israeli strike on an army centre in Lebanon has killed one soldier and injured 18 others, the Lebanese military said. It was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes that have killed more than 40 ...

Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

Downing Street has indicated the Israeli prime minister faces detention if he enters Britain after an international arrest warrant was issued ...

A group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the assisted dying Bill ahead of its debate by MPs. Senior figures representing Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs have warned that a ...

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

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.

To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

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 ...