Streamlining local government will be presented as a way to enable the creation of more powerful local mayors, regarded by ...

A local official warns the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with entire communities devastated.

As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living nearby say they want an end to conflict.

It is the largest case of violence between humans identified in early Bronze Age England, which had been considered a ...

Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.

The £3.6 billion takeover by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group will be announced on Monday morning, the BBC understands.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had "diplomatic contact" with the Syrian rebel group ...

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical ...

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.

When all the trimmings are totted up, a family Christmas is set to cost £31.66 in 2024, down from last year's figure of ...

He said he was lucky to be released about two weeks later after he begged for his freedom, claiming that he had a sick child ...

The BBC speaks with parents who insist the school system is "broken" as latest government estimates point to a rise in home ...