Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test as Prime Minister. The narrow victory for new MP Sarah ...

South Korea is holding an early presidential election on June 3 after conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his imposition of martial law. Mr Han had been appointed prime minister, the ...

Paper recycling banks are to be permanently removed from a retail park after repeated arson attacks. The two "Newspaper and Magazine" bins have been at the Tendring Council recycling site at ...

The order further requires agencies work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organisations.

The statement reiterated China’s stance that is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must.

Just four votes are thought to separate Reform and Labour in a seat which Sir Keir Starmer’s party held with a majority of almost 14,700 in 2024.

A Clacton woman who could not remember burgling a seafront home broke down in tears after being told she faced a jail sentence. Sarah Main, 50, was caught removing goods, including a mattress, from a ...

After two further fatal crashes on the A120 in the past month, leading political figures have called for further action on safety.

Upcoming closures from May 2 to 4 on the A12, Dartford Crossing and M25 may affect some drivers across Essex this weekend.

The strike came after days of clashes between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze minority sect.

Twenty-nine shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories with nods for George Clooney and Sarah Snook.

The criminal case against comedian and actor Russell Brand is set to be heard in court after he was charged with sexual offences, including rape. Brand was charged by post last month with one count ...