Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, made the plea as she addressed the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on ...

Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov and Eliya Cohen were brought out by masked, armed Hamas fighters to pose on a stage.

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope on Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a ...

The Rare Royal Mint coin inspired a mini bidding war with 75 bids placed during the online auction before selling for £245 ...

While Wales ultimately fell to a 15th-successive Test match defeat, Ireland marched on in pursuit of the Grand Slam and an historic Six ...

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Thieves in France used a stolen bank card to buy a winning lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros (£414,000). But they vanished before cashing in – and now they are among the country’s most famous ...

The charity box, which was raising cash for Help For Heroes, is believed to have been stolen from Everest Eatery sometime before 4pm on ...

SEVERN Trent has started training new recruits for its £415 million pipe renewal project. The scheme, one of the largest in the UK's water network in over a decade, will see 870 miles of new water ...

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers questioned the decision to disallow what would have been a late equaliser for his side after they suffered only their second domestic defeat of the season away to in-form ...

Birmingham manager Chris Davies praised his side for overcoming the expected stern challenge provided by Reading to earn a point in their 0-0 League One draw at the SCL Stadium. After a patchy first ...

IT HAS been another busy week at Worcester Magistrates' Court. Dozens of people go before the justice system each week in Worcester, with those found guilty receiving penalties ranging from fines and ...