Merleen Watson, a long-time volunteer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded an MBE for her services to the deaf and hearing-impaired community in Worcestershire.

The partner of an Irish politician who was detained in Egypt has called on Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister to make a statement on the matter.

The two leaders spoke on Friday evening, as western nations began a diplomatic flurry to calm the burgeoning conflict.

The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said. It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were “pushing into” the English Channel ...

THERE is a chance of glimpsing the Northern Lights tonight after a spike in solar activity but summer's long hours of daylight may make the aurora harder to see. A Kp alert has been issued which the ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four men as part of a probe into disorder in the region.

Rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a gig in May.

Acting shadow energy minister Andrew Bowie accused the UK Government of ‘overseeing the wilful deindustrialisation of this nation’.

A 57-year-old man has been arrested following a collision between a van and a three-year-old girl. West Mercia Police said they were called to a collision on St Georges Road in Redditch at around ...

Israel and Iran must de-escalate and work towards a “diplomatic resolution”, Sir Keir Starmer has told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu amid mounting tensions in the Middle East. Sir Keir ...

An Irish politician has had his phone and passport confiscated by Egyptian authorities while on a march to Gaza. Paul Murphy, a TD (MP) for People Before Profit-Solidarity, was among a large group of ...