Early projections gave the ruling centre-left Labour Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24.

Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed in the country’s populous eastern ...

Radio presenter Zoe Ball has returned to BBC Radio 2 four-and-a-half months after she left her breakfast show on the channel, jokingly declaring she is “back once again with the ill behaviour”. The 54 ...

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Saturday’s election, saying, ...

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution described the party as a threat to the country’s democratic order.

Assisted dying is about the “human cost” and not pounds and pence, the MP behind the proposed legislation has said after an assessment of the potential costs. An impact assessment into the Terminally ...

The Duke of Sussex spoke in a BBC television interview after losing the latest round in a court battle over his security.

A woman has died in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands. The 38-year-old woman was apparently carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby ...

More than 15,000 extra road and pavement repairs have been completed across Essex in the past year. The repairs were carried out as part of the Members’ Highways Initiative (MHI), which allows Essex ...

A woman has said she is “thrilled” after becoming the first person to be crowned Flatpack world champion. The Flatpack World ...