A vote is mandatory following an election, and Mr Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the opposition leader.

A Government spokesperson said: “There is no place for antisemitism on our streets and we will not allow cultural and sporting events to be hijacked by those who seek to promote hate. “Those who push ...

An artist has commemorated Remembrance Day by painting poppies and soldiers on to used tea bags to honour those who “sacrificed their lives so we can live freely today”. Caroline West, 50, from ...

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4 million in 12 months, an investigation has found. National Highways cancelled 59,007 penalty charge notices (PCNs) in the ...

Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell has told how he suffered an eyecare emergency that could have cost him the sight in one eye just before the Euros. He almost missed Scotland’s ...

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent ...

Makomborero Haruzivishe was nearly killed before he fled his home country two years ago, and is now studying law and politics in Kent.

The latest UN climate talks kick off this week against a backdrop devastating weather extremes, record heat and Donald Trump’s re-election as US President. World leaders including Prime Minister Sir ...

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this ...

An artificial intelligence tool being trialled in the NHS picks up relevant medical information while filtering out background chatter.