The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government was announced earlier this year.

Fine Gael (21) and Fianna Fail (19.5) are virtually neck-and-neck in terms of first preference votes in the Irish ...

The Greenham Trust Charity Awards, held on Thursday, November 7, at the Corn Exchange, in Newbury, celebrated the achievements of local charities and individuals.

On Friday evening, protesters again swarmed the parliament, with some trying to break the metal gates to the building.

One of the largest health boards in Scotland, which halted ambulance admissions in its region due to “sustained and continuing pressure”, has started accepting patients again. NHS Grampian, which is ...

Voting in the Irish General Election continued into Friday evening after a quick campaign that focused on the country’s most pressing issues.

Police launched a probe earlier this year after it was reported that a number of men with links to Westminster had received unsolicited messages.

The Met Office has predicted unseasonably warm weather this weekend after recent days saw the third storm of the season, Storm Conall, bring heavy rain and flooding. The forecaster has warned of ...

A swift, three-day trial against Alexei Gorinov, once a low-profile activist, underscored Moscow’s intolerance of any ...

The figures are based on the total number of MPs able to express a preference in the vote, which was 639: 635 who could cast a vote, plus two tellers – or counters – for those MPs in favour (“aye”) ...

Some MPs have indicated that their continued support at a further vote is contingent on being assured of appropriate safeguards in the Bill. Among them was Conservative grandee Sir David Davis, who ...

John MacKinnon, 47, was murdered by his brother-in-law Finlay MacDonald in a spree of violence on Skye and the Scottish ...