The North West Essex MP became the first black woman to be elected as the leader of a major UK political party.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield. Mr Zelensky raised the prospect of a ...

Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party. Here is her first speech as party leader, delivered immediately after the result on Saturday: ...

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.

The last Labour government lifted basic minimum rights in the workplace by introducing the National Minimum Wage, the 48-hour working week, 28-days paid holiday, and greater protection. We recently ...

Flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path earlier this week. With no time ...

(Image: Newsquest) Peter Westwood of the Burns Federation visited Mauchline and Kilmarnock in 2004 and met East Ayrshire Provost Jane Darnbrough. He presented her with a copy of his new book: Jean ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has led the tributes to “incredibly kind” comedian Janey Godley after she died aged 63. The 54-year-old politician said Godley was “a force of nature” ...

Two suspected militants have been killed in a gunfight with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said, while troops also exchanged fire in the disputed region’s main city.

Kemi Badenoch has been elected leader of the Conservative Party. The former business secretary was declared the winner at an event in central London on Saturday, defeating rival Robert Jenrick by ...

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group claimed responsibility for firing missiles toward the Israeli military’s Unit 8200 base in Glilot on the edge of Tel Aviv and for attacking central Israel’s ...