Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to accelerate Japan’s military build-up and spending and complete an early ...

Three Green councillors in Glasgow and one of the party’s top candidates in the city have defected to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s Your Party.

The Lithuanian armed forces said in a statement that at about 6pm local time on Thursday (4pm BST), two Russian military aircraft flew into Lithuanian airspace for about 700 metres (765 yards). The SU ...

STANDSTILL queues have been reported on the M25 Dartford Crossing following an unspecified “traffic problem”. Drivers travelling towards Dartford were earlier hit by a stoppage of all traffic at the ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5 in September.

A lack of engagement with pensions ‘is holding people back from taking their best shot at long-term saving,’ Scottish Widows said.

Voting has started in the Irish presidential election. The race has boiled down to a head-to-head between Catherine Connolly, an independent who has secured the backing of left-wing opposition parties ...

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points in October – although it still languishes at minus 17.

Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said on Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic ...

Mr Vance’s scathing remark came as his visit to the country wrapped up and Marc Rubio announced he would now travel to Israel ...

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Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third. Nigel Farage’s party was hoping to win its first seat at the ballot ...