Five key proposals put forward by the independent sentencing review are expected to cut the prison population by around 9,800.

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed on Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said. Ms Noem announced the deaths in a ...

The festival, which runs from Thursday, May 29 to Thursday, June 2, is in its ninth year and showcases 27 events.

A Somerset animal charity has announced its new CEO. Ferne Animal Sanctuary has given the top job to Emma Purnell. Ms Purnell, who joined the sanctuary in 2018 as finance manager, took the helm after ...

A food education club in Chard has announced the opening of bookings for its half-term cooking sessions. Project Food has said its ‘Good Grub Club’ will return once again this May half-term. The club ...

A new Greggs in Chard, that is recruiting, is seeking Somerset Council approval for the installation of illuminated signage, extract grilles and ...

A new 5,000-tonne destroyer key to North Korea’s naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is talking to the US about joining president Donald Trump’s future ...

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly 180 million dollars (£134.1 million) to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic ...

Those who had initially shown more “positive” ageing mindsets – such as believing that ageing was not stopping them doing what they wanted to do – appeared to have a better recovery after a fall, the ...

The Princess of Wales was named the sponsor of the state-of-the-art Type 26 anti-submarine frigate in June 2021.