Marxist legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

Residents in Cornwall are being invited to ready their aprons and raise funds for Marie Curie this autumn. The end-of-life charity is calling on all budding bakers in the region to support their ...

Radio presenter Adele Roberts has said the Prince and Princess of Wales wrote to her after she was declared cancer-free and described it as “lovely”. The 45-year-old DJ announced she was free of the ...

At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...

THIS week’s Step Back in Time takes us to the streets of Penryn during the Penryn Carnival in July 1975. In the nostalgic images, we see happy faces, costumes, and a festive atmosphere that was ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) income from fining drivers using major roads in the capital has soared by 57% in the last five years, new figures show.

A leading union is unveiling a series of billboards as part of its call on the Government to reverse its controversial cuts to winter fuel allowance. Several billboards will appear in Liverpool, where ...

It's been named as one of the UK's 100 most impressive small businesses by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign.

The UN warned that violence in the country was worsening as gangs expand their control over the Caribbean nation.

Just Eat customers with peanut allergies 'strongly encouraged' to follow advice if they order products containing mustard from takeaways.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as the sides appear to be heading for all-out war.