Afghan religious scholars criticise girls’ education ban

A key Taliban minister warned clerics who spoke out against the government on this matter not to engage in rebellion.

Nicola Sturgeon statement in full following husband’s arrest

The former SNP leader spoke for the first time since Peter Murrell was arrested on Wednesday.

Football fan Prince George joins William to cheer on Aston Villa

The royal pair were seen at Villa Park on Saturday watching the team’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest.

Silvio Berlusconi responding well to treatment, doctor says

The former Italian premier is in intensive care in a Milan hospital.

Sturgeon will ‘get on with my job’ following arrest of ex-SNP chief...

The former first minister broke her silence with a statement outside their Glasgow home.

Sturgeon says she will ‘fully cooperate’ after arrest of ex-SNP chie...

The former first minister broke her silence with a statement outside their Glasgow home.

Joe Biden to give key address to Ulster University at start of visit

The vice-chancellor of the university said the presidential address would mark a ‘significant’ day in its history.

Boy, 12, appears in court accused of murdering grandmother hit by he...

The boy, who cannot be identified, appeared at Sheffield Youth Court accused of killing Marcia Grant and was remanded into secure accommodation.

China defends search for source of Covid-19 after WHO criticism

The director of the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing, said research is ‘always shared’.

Sunak eyes ‘better future’ for Northern Ireland as he hosts Biden in...

The Prime Minister said he is focused on ‘making good’ on the promise of the Good Friday Agreement ahead of anniversary.

Queen thought Harry ‘so consumed’ by love for Meghan it clouded his...

A new royal book says the monarch had her Sandringham library swept for bugs before the Megxit crisis summit in 2020.

Boy, 12, appears in court accused of murdering grandmother who was h...

The boy, who cannot be identified due to his age, appeared Sheffield Youth Court accused of killing Marcia Grant.

Man, 32, appears in court over murder of woman in Limerick

Geila Ibram, a 27-year-old woman from Romania, was found dead at a residence in Limerick on Tuesday.

Man appears in court over murder of woman in Limerick

Geila Ibram, 27, from Romania, was found dead at a residence in Limerick on Tuesday.

Vehicles parked ‘dangerously’ in Snowdonia towed away by police

North Wales Police said 29 vehicles parked dangerously near Llyn Ogwen and nine in Pen y Pass at the bottom of Snowdon were taken away on Good Friday.

US Navy deploys submarine to Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The nuclear-powered submarine, based in Kings Bay, Georgia, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday.

Boy, 16, released by police investigating murder of girl in flats fi...

The girl, named locally as 14-year-old Tiffany Regis, died in the fire on Thursday at a block of flats in Beckton, east London.

British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting amid wave of vi...

A number of other Britons were injured after a car rammed tourists in Tel Aviv.

Four-day walkout by junior doctors ‘could see 250,000 appointments p...

Dr Layla McCay, of the NHS Confederation, said health leaders were more concerned about the walkout starting on Tuesday than any other strike so far.

Woman in her 20s dies in Co Meath crash

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the N51 to come forward.