An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and caused part of a shopping centre to collapse on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people missing or injured, ...

Andy Burnham has pledged to “put everything I’ve got” into fixing adult social care, as he extended an invite to party leaders to work with him to tackle the problem “head-on”. Ahead of a visit to a ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the World Cup “was never anyone’s to sell”, after Fifa confirmed plans to set up a private company to run its competitions. Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) would be ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has denied that the trial of an Irish Palestine protester is a show trial and stressed that Germany’s judiciary is independent. Mr Merz was asked about the case ahead ...

Party finance spokesman Michael Marra is one of two new MSPs who have announced they will run for the Scottish Labour leadership following the resignation of Anas Sarwar. It comes as the party ...

BRCA2 is an inherited gene that helps repair damaged DNA. A harmful mutation in the gene can increase the risk of developing cancers, including breast cancer in both women and men ...

Ukraine’s president flew to Washington after being hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Portsmouth naval base.

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh has shared some simple tips that will help you keep rats away from your garden.