The ballot will elect a new government and prime minister and determine the formation of the country’s 466-seat legislature.

KNOWING when to put your bins out over the festive period can be very confusing. Avoiding the fuss by knowing when the dates are over this hectic period can save a lot of trouble. With Christmas Day, ...

TWO men smashed up someone’s car over a work disagreement. Adam Matts and Liam Oldham have been sentenced after admitting to criminal damage and threatening behaviour. The victim reported that he was ...

The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history when it opens two weeks of hearings into what ...

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael looked well placed to return to power but Sinn Fein insists it could be part of a new government of the left in Ireland.

Political stories and TV presenter Gregg Wallace feature on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived ...

This week’s Scottish Budget will set the country up to “win big” in the future, the Finance Secretary has said. Shona Robison will lay out the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in ...

Students from the King’s former school have lived off-grid on an uninhabited Scottish island to help restore its infrastructure after it was deserted 50 years ago. Sixth formers from Gordonstoun in ...

It is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic island nation.

It comes after it was announced Wallace was to step away from the BBC cooking show while historical misconduct complaints are externally reviewed.

Thousands of fighters also moved on, facing almost no opposition from government forces, to seize towns and villages in ...