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 ...

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, ...

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.

Varenicline, which is made by pharmaceutical company Teva UK, is the generic version of a previously used branded pill called Champix which was withdrawn in 2021 after an impurity was discovered. The ...

'Can we really trust the Church of England to keep us safe?I think the answer at the moment is no..? Meanwhile, a survivor tells the Daily Telegraph that in failing to act, the archbishop put his ...