Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh is a major step by the ageing leader towards designating a ...

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been charged with harassment and criminal damage. The Irish comedy writer, 56, wrote on social media that the allegations were related to an incident at the ...

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ ...

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s ...

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland ...

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prince of Wales and Donald Trump were also present for the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square.

Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person ...

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and found three people with injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

An Israeli air strike has flattened a three-storey home in Gaza City, killing 10 people – half of them children – as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Israeli strikes have killed at ...

The effects of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising enough are felt by the age of 36, researchers have warned.

Rap trio Kneecap is in the process of securing a new sponsor for renewed US visas ahead of its sell-out October tour in North America.

Some areas reported overcrowding as the Netherlands enjoyed King’s Day ahead of Willem-Alexander’s 58th birthday.