The statement reiterated China’s stance that is open to talks, but also that Beijing is determined to fight if it must.

In a night of high drama, the eyes of the country were on the constituency in what was billed as the first real electoral test for Keir ...

Three people have been arrested after a group of pro-Palestinian activists breached an airport perimeter in Co Clare. The group Palestine Action Eire said three of its activists “entered the airport ...

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter behind I Kissed A Girl, has died in a house fire aged 66. Her death in Woodbury, Minnesota, was confirmed by her publicist, David Elkin. It was not ...

The company said it has been boosted by strong trading in its wealth business, which saw income rise 28 year-on-year.

TWO young children have suffered injuries after being attacked by a dog in the rear garden of a house in Prescot. The toddlers - boys aged two and three - and an 18-year-old woman were injured at a ...

POLICE have charged a 14-year-old boy with attempted murder in connection with an incident in Knowsley in which two teenagers were stabbed. The incident happened in Kirkby on Wednesday, April 30. The ...

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

Shell has revealed a dip in profits for the latest quarter as it pushed ahead with investment plans and shareholder returns despite a recent drop in oil prices. The oil major told shareholders that ...

Here are the key results from the elections so far: Reform enjoyed a comfortable victory in this brand new mayoral position, winning 42.0% of the vote, well ahead of the Conservatives in second place ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

Their friend and translator in Peru, Alec Hughes, rescued the duo. He took about a week to reach them before towing their nine metre-long rowing boat named Velocity back to their start point of La ...