At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

Billionaire Elon Musk will join Mr Trump in Washington, according to a Trump aide. The SpaceX owner, who was handed a ...

Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

Skilled community volunteers will be on hand to fix a variety of broken household items at Leyburn Arts Centre and Community Shed on Saturday (November 16). The session, from 9.45am to 12.30pm, is ...

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take ...

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer from PMS, a ...

The poll of 2,000 adults showed that one in two felt an increased risk of homelessness compared with last year.

The UK food system is “relentlessly” pushing consumers to make unhealthy choices, according to an annual report. The food environment, including the products advertised to consumers, restaurant menus ...