Leo recalled that the August 15 feast day dedicated to the Virgin Mary was declared a dogma by Pope Pius XII at the height of the Second World War.

Japan is paying tribute to more than three million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the ...

Britain’s human rights watchdog has warned against “heavy-handed policing” which it said risks a “chilling effect” on protest rights amid recent demonstrations about the war in Gaza.

It said the event posed ‘no risk to the public and did not result in any radiological impact to the environment’.

The RAC said it received 10 more callouts between Monday and Thursday compared with the same period last week.

Strictly Come Dancing’s 2025 series is to welcome the main show’s first contestant with Down’s syndrome, a Game of Thrones actor, reality TV stars and former footballers, all hoping to lift the ...

Dorset Council is being asked to agree signs for the new trading name of the business – TG Jones – following a takeover of the national chain earlier in the year. The new signs, for the main frontage, ...

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions and Pakistan’s ...

Former Lioness Karen Carney, Game Of Thrones star Kristian Nairn and TV presenter Ross King have been announced as the final celebrity contestants for Strictly Come Dancing 2025. The trio were ...

An arts venue has said it has not banned Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes from the building after a row over her speaking at an event. Ms Forbes was interviewed on stage at the Summerhall ...

Ricky Jones faced trial accused of encouraging violent disorder at an anti-racism rally in the wake of the Southport murders.

Last month, official figures revealed that the number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales climbed to another record high.