Streamlining local government will be presented as a way to enable the creation of more powerful local mayors, regarded by ...

A local official warns the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with entire communities devastated.

It is the largest case of violence between humans identified in early Bronze Age England, which had been considered a ...

As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living nearby say they want an end to conflict.

The £3.6 billion takeover by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group will be announced on Monday morning, the BBC understands.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had "diplomatic contact" with the Syrian rebel group ...

A two-year-old boy has died and two adults are in a serious condition after a hit-and-run crash in Smethwick. The collision, ...

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical ...

Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

A woman has been killed and two men have been injured in a shooting in north-west London. The Metropolitan Police said ...

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

France's President Macron urges Israel to stop killing Gaza's women and children Israel must stop killing babies and women in ...