The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people ...

Speed limits are being reduced on hundreds of rural roads in the Republic of Ireland as part of a Government plan to tackle the number of road deaths. Thousands of new road speed signs show that ...

Sir Chris Hoy has teamed up with Kiltwalk to raise funds for others who, like him, are facing cancer. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist has joined forces with the mass walking event in which ...

Passengers on busy rail routes will face fresh disruption this weekend because of another strike by train managers in a dispute over rest day working. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union ...

The Government has pledged to act following campaigning led by Conservative Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge in the House of Lords.

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool.

The latest version of the Football Manager video game series has been cancelled, its developer has announced. Sports Interactive said it was making the “difficult decision” to cancel the 2025 edition ...

Landlords should foot a “significant” amount of the bill to meet energy efficiency standards outlined in Government proposals, Ed Miliband has said. Under the plans put out for consultation, all ...

A 'traumatised' teen has issued a stark e-cig warning after being told he was coughing up 'pints' of blood due to 'excessive vaping'.