President Donald Trump has taken new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi to speak to US troops aboard an aircraft carrier ...

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93, her family has said. The actress died “peacefully at home in London yesterday”, her sons Samuel and ...

A trio of lynx who were rescued after they were illegally released into the Highlands earlier this year have settled “incredibly well” into their new home, keepers have said. Females Bluebell, ...

Irish president Michael D Higgins has spent a second night in hospital as he receives treatment for an infection. Mr Higgins, 84, was admitted to St James’s Hospital on Sunday afternoon for an ...

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is hopeful that Will Osula could be the “complete package” after admitting his relief at not losing him on deadline day.

James Milner is out of Albion ’s midweek cup tie – and looks set to miss a reunion with Leeds United. The midfielder has been ruled out of the fourth-round Carabao Cup tie at Arsenal due to what ...

To dealing with colourful Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and heading to the World Cup next summer with New Zealand. “I’m a long way from home but I always wanted to come to Europe,” said ...

British tourists in Jamaica have been told to prepare as the island’s strongest storm on record closes in. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has set up a crisis centre ready to ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has called on Health Secretary Wes Streeting to provide better funding to “close the gender gap completely in terms of female reproductive health”.

Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick insisted spicier, bowler-friendly wickets in the Ashes could play into England’s hands. Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith pointed out conditions in the last ...

Three more members of Reform’s “flagship” council have been expelled for “dishonest and deceptive behaviour” following a leaked video meeting. Reform UK took control of Kent County Council (KCC) after ...