Ireland and Israel are among the countries competing in the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Thursday. Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen will represent Ireland ...

President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet at the White House next week following allegations by Mr Trump — and denied by South Africa — that “genocide” ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bonuses and pay rises will be a “reward and not a right”. Under the measures, bonuses of up to 10% will be on offer for top performers, with vacancies in poor ...

A brown bear who underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery last October has rejoined his old playmates after more than a year apart. Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood Trust near ...

Some criminals serving sentences between one and four years will be returned to custody only for a fixed 28-day period.

Billionaire entrepreneur Mr Lynch, 59, and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the 56-metre Bayesian sank.

Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people from dying as a result of mistakes in the welfare system, a Commons committee said.

Last year, more than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E, the RCEM said.

Bathing season has kicked off in England with campaigners raising concerns about the Government’s planned reforms and protesters calling for more action on sewage pollution. The Environment Agency ...

One in three employers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will increase productivity, according to research. A survey of more than 1,000 employers found that around one in eight thought AI ...