A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said. The US Geological Survey said the quake’s ...

A man has been charged over a mass stabbing on a busy train in Cambridgeshire and is also accused of attempted murder after an incident on a different train earlier that day.

Paramedics assessed 87 people after the Glasgow to Euston Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks near the village of Shap on Monday morning.

A railway worker who showed “incredible bravery” to save lives during a mass stabbing on a busy train is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

The Stormont Education Minister has been criticised for a trip to Israel during which he asked his department to highlight his visit to a school.

Engineers at three Speyside distilleries, including for the famous Macallan whisky, have announced a series of strikes starting next week. In a dispute over rota changes, engineers at Edrington’s ...

Those behind the project say that once complete, the 33-metre structure will be the largest sculpture in Scotland.

The Prince of Wales will begin his first tour of Brazil to stage his Earthshot Prize by taking in some of Rio de Janeiro’s attractions.

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh spoke about being left with constant ‘flashbacks’ three months on from the incident.

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, of British Transport Police (BTP), said CCTV from the train showed the man’s actions “were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved people’s lives”.

The King is taking a keen interest in the Prince of Wales’ environmental awards being staged in Rio de Janeiro as they share their passion for campaigning to safeguard the planet.

But Mr Farage will also row back from his party’s 2024 promise to cut £90 billion of taxes, saying Labour and the Tories have “wrecked the public finances” and Reform would need to get public spending ...