The country’s prisons will still run out of space despite Government plans to build four more jails, the Justice Secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood also suggested councils could be overruled to push ...

A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has sent a Christmas card to the Queen in hope of some much-needed ...

Saracens are the English team best equipped for a deep run in the Investec Champions Cup according to former Scotland captain John Barclay ...

The brainteasers test skills such as codebreaking, maths and analysis, and require different ways of thinking.

Shabana Mahmood was one of 275 MPs who voted against the legislation when it was put before the House of Commons in November.

The 43-year-old is believed to have died after trying to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland.

The airport expects the number of passengers travelling through its terminals on December 25 to be 21 higher than on the same day last year.

The former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch has requested a court hearing to determine whether he is mentally fit to ...

The Big Cat Sanctuary is a Kent-based charity behind the Big Cats in Crisis campaign, and reached its fundraising target of £500,000 to help rescue five lions, Yuna, Rori, Vanda, Amani and Lira, from ...

Taiwan says the actions are undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and disrupting international shipping and trade.

A federal judge has rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet. The ruling comes after Infowars’ Alex Jones claimed a recent bankruptcy auction was ...

The Independent carries a report from the Middle Eastern country as family members search for loved ones who disappeared under the regime. INDEPENDENT: ‘Every household has three or four missing…’ ...