A former prison officer who was attacked by an inmate while she was on duty is campaigning for mandatory protective gear for all prison staff in the UK. Claire Lewis, 50, from Washington in Sunderland ...

Israeli ministers have agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said, with plans to capture more territory in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave and call up tens of thousands of ...

Four boats capsized in a sudden storm on a river in southwestern China, leaving nine dead and one missing, state media said on Monday. More than 80 people fell into the Wu River when strong winds hit ...

The judge ruled for the dog, an XL Bully called Flump, to be destroyed. The dog will not before 21 days has elapsed after the hearing in order to allow time for an appeal. Court records state that the ...

A fundraiser set up to support the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died following a fire at an industrial estate in Gateshead has raised more than £13,000.

Hard-right nationalist George Simion is set to secure a decisive win in the first round of Romania’s presidential election ...

Jools Sweeney, aged 14, died in April 2022, and his mum Ellen has called on social media firms to share his user data with ...

A small plane has crashed into a neighbourhood in Simi Valley, California, killing two people and a dog on board the aircraft ...

St Helens Hall Care Home has provided the Clock Face Miners Junior Football Club under-6 team with new winter jackets. The care home said this sponsorship is a way of supporting the club and helping ...

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School in Rainhill has been praised for maintaining high educational standards during its recent inspection.

The president said he had authorised the tariffs on ‘any and all’ movies coming into the US that had been produced overseas.

Former vice president Mike Pence repeatedly invoked the US Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday. Mr Pence ...