Paintings by the late John Byrne including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist’s local priest are to go under the hammer at auction. In the painting, created in 1969, Byrne represents ...

Despite the improvements, in 2024, there were just 9 of local authorities where homes were bought for under five times workers’ earnings ...

US negotiators worked to hammer out details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team.

Some 5,847 arrivals had been recorded as of March 23, compared with 5,435 arrivals across January, February and March in 2024.

Gemini, chaired by Labour peer Lord Berkeley, said it wants to operate trains connecting London with Paris and Brussels.

Ms Vance’s visit comes at a time when President Donald Trump has suggested the US should take control of Greenland.

A Scottish tourist is seriously injured in hospital after a gas explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome. Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, has reportedly been left ...

Vale of Glamorgan Council has given full planning permission for a café in Barry to be converted into a four-bedroom flat for renting ...

A total of 548,000 people were employed in the Civil Service as of December 2024, according to the latest available figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is up 2% year-on-year ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police in London after an email had been sent to schools in Co Fermanagh, Co Tyrone and Co Antrim. Some schools ...

An influential business survey reported stronger-than-expected growth on the back of a significant improvement in the services sector.

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