Weather warnings are in force as Storm Floris begins to batter the UK and Ireland, with high winds hitting coastal areas and travel disruption expected. A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of ...

Iran founded a new defence council after attacks in June by Israel and the US, Iranian state media has reported. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the country’s highest security body, made the ...

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers must not be used to “have a pop at the police”, the border security minister has warned.

A Scottish Government minister says it is “imperative” that people follow advice as Storm Floris begins to hit the country. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said Storm Floris is “well and truly with ...

Vanessa Frake warned the current justice system is ‘warehousing prisoners’ and ‘turning out better criminals into society’.

Lloyds Banking Group and Close Brothers saw big share gains after the industry won a reprieve in the motor finance case before the UK’s ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal who took office in June after winning an early election to replace ousted conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to improve relations with Pyongyang, ...

Hong Kong authorities strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include ...

Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than two million, which experts warn faces ‘a worst-case scenario ...

A holiday home with a swimming pool and games room advertised at £5,000 per week is going up for auction. Ashdene on Highworth Road, South Marston, is a six-bedroom detached holiday home which was ...

Over four years on from its closure, a community pub remains empty despite planning permission to turn it into a single family home. The Globe on Sheep Street, Highworth, closed back in 2021, with the ...

A new speciality wine shop could be opening in a Wiltshire High Street, if the business behind it is granted an alcohol licence.