Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new prime minister. Mr Ishiba was chosen as the party’s leader on Friday to ...

Lobby group Irvine Without Incinerators are stepping up their opposition to a waste incinerator plant being built at the town’s Oldhall ...

Musical theatre veteran Gavin Creel, who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and an Olivier Award for The Book Of Mormon, has been remembered by stars of the stage following his death from cancer aged ...

The Foreign Secretary reiterated calls for Britons in Lebanon to leave as he said the Government will do ‘all that we can’ to assist.

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK as the Royal Mint revealed their 10 rarest coins ...

Popular energy credits, a 420 euro ‘baby boost’, and how Ireland will spend Apple billions are to be announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday’s front pages are a mixed bag, with the highly-anticipated report into abuse complaints on the set of Strictly Come Dancing leading the charge, although Israel’s invasion into southern Lebanon ...

More than three in five (62%) have seen pupils with dirty uniforms or PE kits, and 60% have noted unwashed hair and unclean teeth, according to the poll carried out by Censuswide in September.

Almost 10 million households have been told they risk overpaying for their energy if they do not send meter readings to their supplier, as a 10% price rise takes effect. The average household energy ...

A luxury cruise ship has set off from a Belfast dock after unexpectedly spending four months in the city ahead of a three-year voyage. Passengers cheered, applauded and hugged the liner’s chief when ...

Military officials said they were carrying out ‘targeted ground raids’ in villages close to the Israeli border.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London is to probe claims that investigative reporters in Northern Ireland were subject to unlawful covert intelligence by the police. The actions of three ...