It is the anxious wait every parent and carer must face as their child grows up. But as school admissions offers were sent out to waiting families this year, comparatively few will have been ...

Global shares were trading mixed on Tuesday amid global scepticism about US investments and President Donald Trump’s trade war.

The funeral of the late Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, with his body going on public display from Wednesday for mourners to pay their respects. The news came as the first images of the late ...

Both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton have cancelled campaign events out of respect for the ...

A woman is an “adult female”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment on the issue. In his first public comments since the justices’ decision on April 16, the Prime Minister ...

The Tory leader told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that July’s general election was a ‘historic defeat’ for the party.

The 88-year-old pontiff died on Easter Monday after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican said.

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen at a Washington DC restaurant on Sunday night, according to department officials. The department said in an email that Ms Noem had money ...

People with an inherited blood disorder have actively avoided seeking ambulance care because of past negative experiences, according to a report.

The ex-footballer, who has worked as a presenter on the highlights programme since 1999, will leave the BBC after hosting its 2026 World ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was asked in 2019 by Pope Francis to take on the role managing the Vatican during the ‘interregnum’ between papacies.

Cybersecurity can be improved by better preparing young people for the cyber threats they will face when they join the workforce, an expert has said.