A railway worker who showed “incredible bravery” to save lives during a mass stabbing on a busy train is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

University of Dundee staff are to take five days of strike action next week in a dispute over job cuts. The action by University and College Union (UCU) members comes after they walked out earlier ...

Drivers have been warned they could be hit with a £70 fine if they fall foul of this driving mistake this winter.

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said. The US Geological Survey said the quake’s ...

The 35-year-old Welsh star said the surgery was ‘not to treat a new cancer diagnosis’ but came following an appointment with her medical team.

Health officials in Gaza have said Israel has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians. Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson at the Gaza health ministry, said Nasser Hospital in Gaza received the bodies ...

A pregnant British teenager held over drug smuggling offences in Georgia said she is “happy” to be released from prison. Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, was arrested at Tbilisi ...

A rare Royal Mint 20p coin fetched £62 on eBay after sparking a mini bidding war. The 20p coin, a "mule" coin, minted in 2008, sold for more than 300 times its face value at the online auction. This ...

A community has been left “in shock” after a baby was killed by a dog in Wales. Emergency services were called to an address in Crossway, Rogiet, at 6pm on Sunday following a report of a dog attack. A ...

Dog owners are being warned to avoid this mistake or risk being handed a £100 on-the-spot fine. A recent change in regulations means that dog owners who regularly walk through parks and nature ...

The decrease to less than 5, after average mortgage rates sat above this level in October, is a ‘notable milestone’, ...

The Stormont Education Minister has been criticised for a trip to Israel during which he asked his department to highlight his visit to a school.