North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, has the right to ratify treaties but Kim can unilaterally ratify major ones, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry.
Two environmental groups are set to have their legal challenge against the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea heard in court on Tuesday. Greenpeace UK and Uplift will ...
Actress Dame Imelda Staunton and singer Simon Le Bon are among those set to receive royal honours at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. Dame Imelda, who portrayed the late Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s hit ...
MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory retirement age for peers. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has ...
Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, called for all senior clergy ‘that did nothing but knew what was going on’ to ...
Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.
The Royal Mint commissioned research published to coincide with the release of its ‘sustainable’ sixpence made from recovered ...
A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service, NHS England’s chief ...
The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, was given the all-clear in September following experimental therapy at the ...
The Country Land and Business Association claims farmers will have to pay more than their profits are worth in tax, and may need to sell their land.
The Multibank network, founded by Mr Brown with support from online giant Amazon, is now backed by Comic Relief and growing numbers of businesses, redistributing surplus items such a clothes, shoes, ...
Research for Marie Curie said an estimated 128,000 people died in fuel poverty in 2022, including 110,000 pensioners.