A book about Alexander the Great has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction. University of Durham historian Professor Edmund Richardson, 44, was named the winner of the prize for his book ...

Commonwealth leaders said the time had come for a ‘meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation towards forging a common future based on equity’.

The patient, identified in reports as a healthcare worker, is expected to be flown back to Britain by medical evacuation.

Democrats in the US are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to ...

The Scottish Parliament has voted down Reform UK’s push to ban the burka. The party called for the Scottish Government to look at restricting full-face coverings in public places, including the niqab ...

Two missing fishermen and their vessel have yet to be found despite the latest search and rescue efforts, Police Scotland have said. Norman “Tam” Murray, 40 and Murdo Morrison, 23, and their boat, the ...

Amazon has opened its new £40m delivery station near Ingleby Barwick. The tech giant has started shipping packages to customers’ doors from its new 10,800 sq m warehouse off Queen Elizabeth Way, ...

The 2020 Stonehaven rail crash “will feel like yesterday” to the families of those affected, a union boss has said, as he called for the industry to “go further” to precent anything like it happening ...

A picture of British darts champion Luke Littler is to go on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The photograph of the 19-year-old, who also stars in the Netflix show Beat Luke Littler ...

Experts said that US stocks typically jump following a midterm election, regardless of the outcome, because it provides investors with more certainty about the future.

Those who feel the FA Cup has lost its much-discussed magic would be advised to spend time in the company of Rob Usher.

A number of the broadcaster’s executives appeared before the Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport Committee on Wednesday.