Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

The watchdogs called on police forces to take urgent action to improve the way they handle reports of stalking and deal with victims.

A total of 14.4% of people aged 16 and over are likely to have experienced stalking at some point in their lives. This figure is based on responses collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS ...

The panel is tasked with determining why the submersible was lost 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) deep on the ocean floor near the ...

Nationwide’s £2.9 billion takeover of rival Virgin Money has been approved by a judge. Lawyers for the lenders secured the sanctioning of the deal at a specialist companies court in London on Friday.

The government has been pressed to hold an independent inquiry into the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. Mr O’Hagan was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in Lurgan, Co Armagh in 2001. No-one has ...

Barristers representing alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed said there are now “60 survivors” and that they have “credible evidence of abuse” at Fulham Football Club. The former Harrods and Fulham FC ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has previously urged pensioners to check if they are eligible for the benefit.

Russell Findlay, right, won the leadership in a contest with Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher (Andrew Milligan/PA) He was also seen by some as the continuity candidate in the Tory leadership race, ...

The breakthrough could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi, according to University of Southampton engineers.

Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group has made a fourth proposal to online property platform Rightmove. The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, said the latest approach is ...

Russell Findlay has been elected as the new Scottish Conservative leader, winning a majority of votes in the first round. He secured 2,565 votes, the party’s returning officer Leonard Wallace ...