Cherry blossoms, or ‘sakura’, are Japan’s favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April.

The strikes came nearly a week after Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas with a surprise bombardment that killed hundreds.

Stormont Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said it will be installed later this year and will include wayfinding, passenger information, safety and welcome signage. The £340 million station is set ...

Hundreds of victims’ families will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said there needs to be “accountability” in the system of fixing potholes, and suggested damage caused by them is “irritating”. It comes as the Prime Minister told councils to ...

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman told the inquiry that Scotland ‘did not have a VIP lane and did not need one’.

Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province last month.

An elderly dog walker who was fatally injured in a park hit a boy on the back of his legs with a shoe and raised his arms in a “slapping motion” at a girl, a murder trial has heard.

The most expensive banknote depicting Queen Elizabeth II has sold at auction for £150,000. The banknote went under the hammer at a Noonans auction last weekend. The note dates back to March 21, 1953 ...

People watched on in silence, some wiping away tears, as the funeral cortege passed en route to Monday’s service.

A retired teacher was killed by cows which repeatedly attacked him after he was tossed into the air during a walk with his friend along Hadrian’s Wall, an inquest has heard.

Three people have been charged in connection with a multi-million-pound fraud at a leading sixth form in Wales. South Wales Police have charged two men and a woman in connection with suspected ...