The five defections include Welsh Harp councillors Mary Mitchell and Harbi Farah – who is also the cabinet member for safer communities, jobs and skills – Wembley Park councillor and chief whip Iman ...

Russia has indicated it is open to Ukraine joining the European Union (EU) as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, ...

Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Everton was overshadowed by Enzo Maresca’s cryptic claim that he had endured “the worst 48 hours,” leaving ...

The discovery of an invasive species of mussel for the first time in Northern Ireland will add further pressure to the “beleaguered” freshwater system, Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said. The ...

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been arrested following the death of the Hollywood director and his wife Michele. Nick, 32, was arrested on Sunday night and is being held in custody on a four million ...

A British explorer has become the first person to walk the length of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from north to south entirely on foot. Writer and TV presenter Alice Morrison’s world-first expedition ...

The attack on a Jewish community in Australia was an “unspeakable act of hatred and violence” which “cruelly marred” the first day of Hannukah, John Swinney has said. Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah ...