Mr Yoon’s short-lived December 3 martial law declaration has generated political chaos and large protests calling for his removal.

And 2024 is almost certain to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in a ‘sobering milestone in climate history’.

Athletics star Sam Reardon has hailed the unfaltering belief of those around him after finishing as runner-up for SportsAid's ...

A Hong Kong judge has convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former politician, of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in ...

The 10-year-old was beaten to death four years after her taxi driver father was awarded custody, despite accusations of abuse against him.

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, NHS England said, as it warned of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals”. Health leaders said ...

More than 5,000 children in Northern Ireland are set to spend this Christmas living in temporary accommodation. It has emerged that in November there were 5,378 children in temporary accommodation, ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin. The man is being detained at a Garda station in the east of the country in relation to the disappearance of the Co ...

John Lewis and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft have chosen the “cover star” of the retailer’s Christmas ad theme song following a nationwide competition. Mel Raeburn said it was “an honour” to ...

The Government is ‘absolutely willing’ to take over if local authorities refuse to put plans in place to meet housing targets.

The UK’s first drug consumption room may not now open until early next year after delays. The facility, in the east end of Glasgow, was due to open to drug users in October, allowing them to take ...

Reduced numbers of houses being built has alarmed some in the industry but construction work and completions continue.