An attempted coup is under way in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president has said. A statement from President Andry Rajoelina’s office said it “wishes to inform the nation and ...

Catherine Connolly has claimed “politics of fear” is being used against her after Heather Humphreys said she has “legitimate questions to answer”. Ms Humphreys accused Ms Connolly of insulting allies ...

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey and his wife Emily have one son John, who has severe disabilities, and a daughter named Ellie.

Valentin Vacherot became Monaco’s first ATP Tour singles champion and the lowest-ranked player in history to win a Masters 1000 event by beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in Shanghai.

Jonathan Powell did not take part in discussions about the ‘substance or the evidence’ of the case, Bridget Phillipson said.

Universities have powers to “take action to prevent harassment and intimidation”, the Education Secretary said ahead of Bob Vylan’s gig at a venue associated with the University of Manchester.

In Scotland, people begin to pay more income tax at around £30,000. Someone earning £50,000 per year would pay around £1,520 more a year compared to those in England, with that rising to £5,200 for ...

It came after the SNP’s depute leader claimed the First Minister is ‘staking his premiership on winning independence’.

The Duke of York told Jeffrey Epstein “we are in this together” in an email three months after he said he had stopped contact with the paedophile financier, according to reports.

Bridget Phillipson warned there is no ‘cast-iron guarantee’ of enduring peace and international efforts must continue.

The Gaza ceasefire held in its second day as tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to their neighbourhoods on Saturday ...

The explosion happened on Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the ...