Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies ...

Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the ...

The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

Global oil prices have fallen sharply since President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if ...

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A funding pot worth £136,000 for councillors to invest in local projects could be halved as it is due to be replaced by a ...

A new padel centre said it wanted to attract more female players to the fast-growing racquet sport by creating a dedicated ...

Susannah, whose real identity is being protected, said she was sexually abused and raped by her father during her childhood.

Work has started to refurbish a building in Corby to turn it into a community centre. The development of Grosvenor House on ...

Businesses in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, have called for changes to parking in the town centre to attract more visitors. Several ...

"Local councils are hugely important to businesses," according to the chairwoman of the Greater Essex Business Board. Julia ...

A public consultation into a housing development near a West Sussex village has opened. Plans submitted to Horsham District Council could see the construction of up to 1,000 homes on land north west ...