Low-level delegations from Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years in Istanbul on May 16. The talks, which lasted two hours, brought no significant breakthrough, although ...

The head of the BBC in Northern Ireland has said the implications of Gerry Adams’ libel victory against the broadcaster are “profound”. Adam Smyth, director of BBC NI, said their legal team had warned ...

Minister for Defence Simon Harris described the incident in southern Lebanon on Thursday as ‘reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable’.

Wynne Evans has said he has been dropped by the BBC, following an apology saying that he used “inappropriate language” during the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The Welsh opera singer, ...

Tears fill the eyes of Richard Satchwell as he appeals to his wife of 27 years to contact him, three months after she had allegedly disappeared from their home in Youghal, Co Cork.

A fugitive who is accused of murdering a grandmother while she was out walking her dog took her phone to a town centre three days later and dumped it there to “put the police off the trail”, a court ...

Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 242 days in protest against the imprisonment of her son, Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Details of more acts have been released as Wessex Folk Festival returns to Weymouth this weekend. The free event, which is set to get everybody on their feet starts tomorrow, with a jam-packed line up ...

The legal team for the former Sinn Fein leader said the verdict of the jury was a ‘full vindication’ for their client.

Richard Satchwell, who had described himself as quiet and overweight, was said to have called Tina his ‘trophy wife’.

Skip the pre-flight drink and opt for water or calming herbal teas. Bring noise-cancelling headphones and familiar scents like lavender oil to soothe your senses and reduce stimulation mid-flight. Too ...