State media said the tests involved short-range ballistic missile systems which simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces.

The report from the Public Accounts Committee warned there are significant gaps in public sector IT systems, leaving them vulnerable.

The change comes after Labour pledged to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teachers over the course of its five-year parliamentary term.

A new pope has officially been elected and named, with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becoming the new head of the Catholic Church. He is the 267th pope and has become the religious leader of ...

Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope after a two-day conclave, and was revealed to onlookers in St Peter's Square ...

Higher education institutions have announced redundancies and course closures over the past year as a result of growing financial pressures.

A woman in her 80s died after falling outside her house, an inquest has heard. Valerie Thomas, 82, of 35 Wear Road, Bicester, died on March 23 at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The inquest, ...

The country’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz had vowed to toughen the country’s migration policy during his election campaign.

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Amazon bargain hunters will be able to pick up products for under £20 with its new service Haul, as the retail giant seeks to take on low-cost rivals such as Temu and Shein. It launched in the US last ...

Hundreds of landmarks across the UK will be lit up to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this evening, May 6.

Failing to return an expired licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an offence and can land you a £1,000 fine ...