A cutting-edge cancer treatment machine has been installed at a leading hospital thanks to an injection of cash from Dame Deborah James’s cancer fund. A new interventional radiology machine has been ...

PLANS for an ‘urban extension’ that would almost double the population of a village have been revealed. The proposal centres on Rushwick and features up to 1,000 homes, a new primary school, village ...

Azerbaijan’s flag carrier has announced that it will suspend flights to several Russian airports, citing potential safety risks after a crash of one of its planes that many experts blamed on Russian ...

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton said we need to be “very careful” and “very thoughtful” about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) which he says is a “potentially very ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End on Christmas Day. Anthony Gilheaney, 30, has also been charged with causing ...

Osamu Suzuki, the former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died aged 94. Mr Suzuki was known for his candid remarks and ...

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.

Elon Musk started 2024 as the controversial owner of a social media platform, but ends it as one of the most powerful ...

Thousands of people could be at higher risk of kidney disease than they realise, a charity has warned after identifying tens of thousands with an elevated risk. Kidney Care UK said that too many ...

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...