Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than ...

Banks Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland are planning to make changes to branches. Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have announced plans to enable customers to access services at any branch ...

Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty called for a ban on people convicted of violence against women from running for Parliament, referring to ...

NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals, along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus ...

Taiwan demonstrated its sea defences against a potential Chinese attack on Thursday as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a ...

The council is currently looking to recruit members for four community panels: Carlisle West, South Cumberland, Whitehaven and Coastal, and Workington Together.

Mozambique’s main opposition leader has returned from self-imposed exile saying he still rejects the results of a disputed ...

The US president was scheduled to leave for Italy after giving the eulogy for former president Jimmy Carter at his funeral in ...

There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as the Scottish Government seeks to mitigate it.

An art exhibition showcasing West Cumbria's industrial history is set to open. The Beacon Museum's 'Inspired by Industry' will run from January 18 to March 30. The exhibition will feature a variety of ...

Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, joined a crowd of protesters who caused damage to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Staffordshire.

Full Fact has found a widely-shared estimate that a million children have been victims is not reliable, but the true total remains unclear.