Stefan Gossling, a professor at Linnaeus University in Sweden, and his team analysed the flight tracker data of more than 18.6 million private flights. These were flown by 25,993 registered, business ...

Sir Keir Starmer said allies must “step up” support for Ukraine, as he met the country’s president amid uncertainty about the future of US backing for Kyiv after Donald Trump’s election victory. The ...

The Irish president has led tributes to broadcaster, writer and musician Kathleen Watkins following her death at the age of 90. Watkins was the first continuity announcer to appear on Telefis Eireann ...

Mobile customers who signed up for a 12-month deal during last year’s Black Friday sales or a 24-month deal in November 2022 will soon see their contracts expire, meaning they will be out-of-contract ...

Two activists have been arrested and charged after attaching themselves to the outside of the Scottish Parliament building in protest against proposals for a new gas-fired power station. The ...

A lorry driver who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a frenzied drunken attack after she came to her daughter’s aid has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years. Damian Homer, 51, ...

Sara Sharif’s “evil and psycho” stepmother was caught red-handed after tying up the “terrified” 10-year-old with packaging tape at home, a court has heard. Beinash Batool, 30, Sara’s father Urfan ...

Tributes have been paid to Anna Lo, the first politician from an ethnic minority background elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, after her death at the age of 74. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long ...

On Sunday 10 November, 40 sailors will start the world’s toughest solo, non-stop round the world race known as the Vendée Globe, circling ...

Joe Biden said he had spoken to Donald Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’.

Prince Harry has told bereaved military children he ‘understands, perhaps more than most’ the weight of losing a parent at a young age.

Homeowners are being urged to flood-proof their gardens this autumn with experts sharing how they can do this in 8 steps.