A vote is mandatory following an election, and Mr Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the opposition leader.

The Government has said it will “not allow cultural and sporting events to be hijacked” after Israel warned its citizens abroad to avoid such occasions in the wake of violence against Israeli football ...

Jos Buttler is savouring the feeling of leading England to victory once more after shaking off the ring rust with a blistering 83 off 45 balls against the West Indies in Barbados. England’s white-ball ...

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

The 19-time world champion boxer is co-launching community fundraising platform Trust Huddle nationwide, with plans to expand to the US.

Cop29 is the 29th “Conference of Parties”. It is the latest set of UN climate negotiations, which take place every year.

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 ...

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.