Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we had to stabilise the economy’ as he defended the actions taken by his Government.

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings on Tuesday, during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his official seal ...

The deal follows three years of talks and is set to boost several sectors which are hit especially hard by Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

The launch comes as Amazon seeks to battle the rapid growth of Chinese-linked e-commerce rivals Temu and Shein.

An Irish detective conducted a “gold standard” interview with a man accused of murdering his wife, a court has heard.

A man who claims he was abused at a private boarding school has reached an out-of-court settlement for a six-figure sum in damages. Angus Bell claimed he suffered in a “madhouse of violence and ...

German legislators are set to vote on the country’s next chancellor again on Tuesday afternoon, hours after Friedrich Merz failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, ...

The Welsh First Minister has said she will “call out” the UK Labour government if they “get it wrong for Wales”. In a major speech one year away from the next Senedd elections, Eluned Morgan insisted ...

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told jurors at the Old Bailey that Gordon’s previous barrister John Femi-Ola KC has ‘withdrawn’ from the case.