Lifeboat crews and lifeguards rescued 18 people from the sea after they were blown offshore while kayaking or paddleboarding in strong winds. RNLI crews were told that 32 people, a mixture of adults ...

Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation after a red kite was found fatally poisoned in Co Down. A police spokesperson said tests have confirmed the legally protected bird, which was ...

The doctors’ union has voted for transgender patients to have “identity-based care” and called for this approach to be embedded into training. But the British Medical Association (BMA) has been warned ...

A woman who was arrested after a demonstration in support of the soon-to-be-banned group Palestine Action has denied charges of assault. Lavina Richards, 37, of Hackney, north-east London, appeared ...

The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect” but must be ratified to avoid legal challenges that could threaten UK control of a vital military airbase, peers have said. Mauritius is “likely” to resume its ...

A sword attacker has been found guilty of murdering a schoolboy and injuring five others during a drug-induced rampage in north-east London. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, killed 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin ...

Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to Gypsy Travellers for the “unfair and unjust policies” that caused them “trauma” in what was known as the “tinker experiment”. John Swinney made clear that ...

Primark is to cut around 150 jobs in Ireland, the UK and the US, the company has confirmed. Around 100 redundancies will be at its international headquarters in Dublin. It means around 7% of the ...

A 92-year-old man believed he would never have to answer for raping and murdering a widow in her home almost 58 years ago, prosecutors have alleged. Louisa Dunne, 75, who had been twice widowed and ...

A fraudster who conned luxury businesses into buying tea he claimed was grown in Scotland, making more than £550,000, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Thomas Robinson, 55, claimed to have ...

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while President Donald Trump asserted that US and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope ...

An exhibition of Palestinian dress and embroidery is set to open at V&A Dundee, as the city marks 45 years since it was twinned with Nablus in the West Bank. Thread Memory: Embroidery From Palestine ...