The president-elect expects the new leader to go around regular Senate order, if necessary, to allow him to fill his Cabinet.

A Zimbabwean pro-democracy activist who described surviving gunshots and a year jailed as a political prisoner has said gaining a scholarship for refugees at a UK university gave him “hope in a ...

Costs to councils to cover social care for working age and lifelong disabled adults could top £17 billion by 2030, projections have suggested amid a warning the proposed National Care Service risks ...

The ‘nextdoor nature’ programme by the Wildlife Trusts has worked with 1,600 communities in the past two years.

The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

The former Take Me Out host is riding 300 miles on his dream childhood bike to raise money for BBC Children In Need.

Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

An artist has commemorated Remembrance Day by painting poppies and soldiers on to used tea bags to honour those who “sacrificed their lives so we can live freely today”. Caroline West, 50, from ...

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent months.

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to discuss Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East when he meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris ahead of attending an Armistice commemoration. The Prime Minister is heading ...

An AI assistant which frees up doctors so they can spend more time with their patients is being trialled in the NHS. The technology enables medics to listen to patients instead of typing up documents ...

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.