Researchers said the discovery could save ‘vast numbers of lives’ by enabling pre-emptive treatment of the condition.

Australia’s cabinet was sworn into office on Tuesday after the centre-left Labor Party was re-elected in a landslide. With vote counting continuing, Labor expects to hold between 92 and 95 seats in ...

No wire service reporters, who supply reports to news outlets around the world, were on the plane to the Middle East with President Trump.

Three Belgian soldiers have been injured in a training exercise in Scotland, Belgium’s prime minister said. Belgium’s defence ministry told the BBC that two of the soldiers were in a stable condition, ...

The children’s father said the car had been going at ‘full pelt’ when it came off the carousel and crashed into the car he ...

Lawyers for the three-time Grammy winner say prosecutors are wrongly trying to make a crime out of a party-loving lifestyle.

Holyrood will vote this evening on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill – with a majority of MSPs needing to back the legislation if it is to continue ...

The Royal College of Nursing has called for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in community services to ensure patients get timely care.

In the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement has also drawn attacks from across the political spectrum. Labour backbenchers criticised the language Sir Keir used to announce the plans, particularly ...

Fighters with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, terror attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and ...

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will be honoured at Windsor Castle. The 23-year-old was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after winning gold in the 800m at the Paris Olympics ...