In his second cabinet in just over a month, Mr Ishiba reappointed most of its previous members, including foreign minister ...

Thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon ...

Pensioners face having to fill in a 243-question application to claim pension credit, which will unlock winter fuel payments of up to £300.

People who work from home spend more time sleeping and exercising than those who travel to work, a survey has found. Home workers save an average of 56 minutes a day from not commuting, according to ...

The third of 62 inquests has heard a breast cancer patient was not told Paterson was under investigation when she was treated in 2007.

Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since last month. Health officials say more than 40,000 people have been treated for respiratory ailments ...

The study found that children with asthma performed worse in memory tasks than children without the lung condition. According to the researchers, memory deficits may have longer-term consequences, and ...

Experts say they now know even less about a typical day on Uranus, and need a second spacecraft to visit the planet in order to find out more.

Kathryn Tuck, a previous two-time winner who has signed up this year for the fourth year running, said: "The Young Reporter Scheme has massively improved my ability to think critically about my ...

Sixth-form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and funding. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) ...

The Vatican and Microsoft have unveiled a digital twin of St Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to explore one of the world’s most important monuments – while also helping the ...

Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the ...