The next exchange, scheduled for Saturday, called for three more Israeli hostages to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Thousands of jobs in the North Sea are being put at risk because the Government is driven by “zealotry”, the Conservatives have said. Shadow environment minister Andrew Bowie said the Government will ...

A transgender doctor told NHS managers of intent to use female changing room facilities and denied that using them despite the discomfort of a female nurse was “bullying and harassment”, an employment ...

A student killed in the Omagh bombing was a year out from graduating at Dundee University when she died, a public inquiry has heard. A statement from the twin brother of Julia Hughes said they had ...

An internal hospital report over the death of a newborn girl was “like night and day” compared to the findings of an independent probe which identified numerous failings in her delivery care, an ...

Oliver Ryan, who was elected to represent the Burnley constituency last summer, had been under investigation over the remarks.

The planned privatisation of 30 NHS jobs in Wycombe and Aylesbury will not go ahead for the time being, it has been confirmed.

National Lottery operator Allwyn has committed to increasing the amount of funding for good causes from £30 million a week to £60 million a week.

Ireland’s premier and justice minister have praised the “extremely fast” policing response to a knife attack in a Dublin neighbourhood in which three men were injured. A man was arrested at the scene ...

Alistair Johnston has warned Celtic they will be coming up against a “truly world-class player” when they face his Canada team-mate and Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies in the Champions League. The ...

A jury has retired to consider verdicts in the trial of Chelsea striker Sam Kerr, who is charged with causing racially aggravated harassment.

Scientists have found a rare Einstein ring in “our cosmic backyard” using images from the Euclid space telescope. The ...