Thousands of tourists, hotel workers and residents have been evacuated from the Ierapetra area on Crete’s southern coast.

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill cleared its first Commons hurdle at second reading on Tuesday.

A former Labour MP has said that she will set up a new party with Jeremy Corbyn. Zarah Sultana – who had the Labour whip suspended last year – said she was resigning from Sir Keir Starmer’s party and ...

Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor Michael Madsen has died aged 67. The actor was found unresponsive at his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning and pronounced dead, Los Angeles County ...

Four people have been remanded in custody after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in a demonstration allegedly carried out by members of Palestine Action. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, ...

Four people have been stabbed outside a shopping centre in the southern city of Tampere in Finland. Police said a suspect has been arrested. There were no fatalities, and police said there was no ...

Several people have been stabbed near a shopping centre in the southern Finnish city of Tampere, according to reports. Public broadcaster Yle reported that one person was detained without giving ...

A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer before he was detained by police, authorities said. Police in Straubing said the attack ...

A charity is calling for support to help improve the lives of people with disabilities around the world. The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) is urging people in Dumbarton to support ...

Thousands of passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after low-cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet cancelled hundreds of flights due to French air traffic control strikes.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard Robert Paterson plotted the ‘revenge’ assault because he believed the guard had put his life at risk.

Rachel Reeves became tearful during PMQs on Wednesday, but she’s far from the first politician to cry over the years.