Her family said she was ‘the light that lifted so many survivors’ after her death at her farm in Western Australia.

Flags on Scottish Government buildings will fly at half-mast in honour of Pope Francis as the First Minister attends his funeral in Rome. The pontiff died on Easter Monday, sparking tributes from ...

Both visits give the Foreign Secretary the chance to discuss the latest efforts to bring about peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks”, saying they are “very close to a deal” on ending the bloody three-year war. Mr Trump posted on his Truth ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”. Ms O’Neill has confirmed she will travel to Rome to join leaders from across ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country, with some initial reports of damage to houses. No injuries have been reported so far. The earthquake ...

The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a delicate effort in diplomacy. It has been described as a “master plan” in stage-managing the “big egos” of world leaders ...

Some 150,000 people have passed by Francis’s coffin over the past three days as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced she is prepared to support the expansion of Gatwick airport if the project is adjusted.

A woman who stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing. Hubert “Isaac” Brown, 61, was sitting on a ...

Trial dates have been set for defendants, including former mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, charged as part of an investigation into city council corruption. The 67-year-old and co-defendants, ...

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson as prosecutors in the US formally declared their intent to seek the ...