A Japanese court has sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country – ...

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has led a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defence spending, a budget shortfall ...

For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named Spotify’s most-played artist, with more than 26.6 billion streams.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon is under pressure as senators weigh a series of ...

The seven celebrities will hit the road from January 17 to perform 30 dazzling shows across the country until February 9.

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for both the NHS and councils in next year’s ...

The Treasury Committee was hearing from charities and organisations as part of an inquiry into physical cash acceptance.

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has killed at least five people, including four children, Palestinian medics said.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025/26 to MSPs at Holyrood on Wednesday.

The former chair of BBC Children in Need has claimed she was “thrown under the bus” for being a “whistleblower” on grants given to a transgender youth charity.

The Queen warmly embraced France’s first lady at a literary award ceremony, as she continues her recovery from pneumonia.

MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he “loves being part of” the programme and “will continue to be a part of it” after Gregg Wallace stepped back from the show amid an investigation into ...