The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of forest in Ofunato since it started on Wednesday, authorities said.

The US president has said the tariffs are to force the two US neighbours to step up their fight against fentanyl trafficking into the US.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has said she is “incredulous” at a large order for a Belfast plant to supply missiles for Ukraine. The Thales plant in east Belfast is to supply 5,000 air defence ...

Wine drinking is ‘all about taste, not about whether it is stronger and someone can get more drunk’, an MP has said.

Rupa Huq argued the amount of VAT imposed on private schools should be based on turnover, to prevent smaller schools getting ‘caught in ...

Stormont has voted through the Executive’s long-awaited programme for government. Just 10 MLAs voted against the plan and 70 for following many hours of debate across the day. First Minister Michelle ...

Charles held a private audience with Canadian leader Justin Trudeau, the day after welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Two surgeons who led the separation of conjoined twins 40 years ago in the UK have been reunited with one of the girls. Jill Reich underwent a Caesarean section in 1985 and was told the news she had ...

The Kremlin was quick to cast the White House encounter as a proof of Mr Zelensky’s reluctance to negotiate an end to the three-year conflict.

Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican has said. Francis had inhaled “copious” amounts of mucus in ...

A NEW mobile catering truck aimed at mountain bikers has been earmarked for Innerleithen. A renewed planning bid has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council to site the vehicle at Station Yard in ...

Crufts is taking place this week at the NEC in Birmingham and thousands of dogs will compete to be crowned best in show.