The King and Queen and other members of the royal family are also expected to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day – and welcome a new royal baby.

In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting the planet.

The move against PM Han Duck-soo may deepen the political paralysis that has followed President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law decree.

Since Mr Assad’s fall, dozens of Syrians have been killed in acts of revenge, according to activists and monitors, the vast majority of them from the minority Alawite community, an offshoot of Shiite ...

The rail industry produces a cancellations score – counting full cancellations as one and part-cancellations as half – which ...

The man was arrested on assault, reckless endangerment, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct and a weapons charge after the attack at 10.15pm on Tuesday which left a 42-year-old man with an ...

Russia’s “bloody and brutal war machine” has shown no respite “even at Christmas”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said, as ...

The Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (DACA) fundraiser offered everything from fresh homemade food to drinks and sweet treats.

Almost 5,000 'winter warmer packs' are to be distributed thanks to the launch of the Cadent Foundation’s annual Winter Warmer Campaign.

Cllr Suleman Khonat joined fellow volunteers in The Mall on the final weekend before Christmas to collect funds for the hospice.

The council’s highways department, Blackburn with Darwen Roads, said works will be carried out on junction five of the motorway next year.

Children at a Rossendale secondary school were handed the opportunity to improve their French skills on a trip to Belgium. Pupils at Haslingden High School went on the four-day trip and explored ...