At present, seven rail operators are in public hands, which together account for nearly a quarter of rail journeys.

Pope Francis has held a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Vatican, discussing the war in Ukraine and related humanitarian issues as well as efforts to promote peace in the ...

South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

Belgian authorities have opened a fraud investigation into former European Union justice chief Didier Reynders, just days after his mandate ended. A spokeswoman for the Brussels prosecutor general’s ...

Officers based in Richmond Park have asked for help tracing the owner of the pet after the attack near Sheen Cross on Monday.

More than 500 officers took part in raids in cities in Germany on Wednesday, targeting gangs bringing migrants to the UK in inflatable boats.

The US rapper will top the bill on Friday, with Biffy Clyro the headline act on Saturday, and Snow Patrol on Sunday.

Eating ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals and ready meals is linked to more fat being stored in the thighs regardless of how many calories are consumed, new research suggests. The study also ...

A survey found forthcoming rises in employers’ national insurance contributions weighed on firms’ appetite to hire new staff.

“Our findings show that, for teenagers who fulfilled our research definition of long Covid three months after a positive test for the Covid virus, the majority have recovered after two years,” said ...

Tesco is offering customers a full refund after it was forced to recall one of its chicken products due to a “risk to health”. The supermarket giant is recalling its Tesco 8 Chicken Tsukune Skewers ...

Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...