Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping changes to crack down on what he described as the “bulging benefits bill blighting our society”.

Mohamed Adow, of the think tank Power Shift Africa, said the summit ‘has been a disaster for the developing world’.

Developing economies, especially African nations and small island states, are understood to be very unhappy with current ...

Negotiations at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan were scheduled to finish on Friday evening but a final deal on climate finance ...

The state should “never offer death as a service”, the Justice Secretary has said, in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying Bill ahead of a historic Commons vote next week. In a ...

Developing countries have accused richer nations of trying to get their way – and a small financial aid package – via a war of attrition.

Clean-up operations are under way after Storm Bert swept across the island of Ireland, causing flooding and thousands of power outages. Power cuts affected 60,000 customers at the height of the outage ...

Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest in Barcelona over the rocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. People held up homemade signs reading “Fewer ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris said he spoke to Nikita Hand on Saturday after winning her case against the mixed martial arts fighter.

Homeowners are facing flooding as Storm Bert continues to batter Wales, bringing rain, winds and rising waters. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has issued a series of flood warnings and alerts across ...

US President-elect Donald Trump and the head of Nato have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said. In a brief statement, Nato said Mr Trump and its secretary general, Mark Rutte, ...

There has been major flooding in Killybegs, Co Donegal, while flooding was also reported in Cork, Galway and Limerick.