Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men and 19 women have won it since ...

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and ...

The three former detainees said they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison.

Richard Gittins told Sky News that bishops ‘who kept the stories to themselves’ should now be held accountable.

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

Mayor Sara Funaro’s cabinet approved a 10-point plan that, among other things, would ban key boxes on buildings in Florence’s historic centre.

In a debate on tackling image-based abuse, MP Kirith Entwistle said allowing a civil process for victims would give them a ‘second chance’.

A disability rights campaigner opposed to the assisted dying bill has argued care services should be prioritised over the ...

The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s target for cutting greenhouse gases at the Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan.

The Makin Review concluded that prolific abuser John Smyth might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally alerted authorities ...

The scheme gives 16 to 17-year-olds volunteering opportunities to help them to gain skills and build their confidence.

Local government minister Jim McMahon said officials will be appointed to oversee improvements at Tower Hamlets Council.