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. Liz Kendall said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of the Stormont Assembly’s All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling have written to Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, asking her to act to protect the ...

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

Albion dug deep as a unit at Bournemouth – and had some excellent individual displays. The latter ranged from defensive pillars to attacking livewires. While we saw a lot more of the former than the ...

The season is upon us so here’s our guide to the best – and some unusual – festive things to do across the county to fill your cup ...

A minister has defended her Cabinet colleagues voicing “strong opinions” in opposition to assisted dying ahead of a historic Commons vote next week. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said she ...

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.