A Japanese police chief has apologised in person to 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada after he was kept on death row for more than 50 years until last month, when he was acquitted in a retrial.

President Maia Sandu will also face a run-off election after failing to secure an outright majority in the Presidential race held at the same time.

A Navy veteran has told how he loves his home so much he bought it twice – even returning to England from New Zealand after hearing it was on the market. Brian Howlett, 88, who was born in Hull, ...

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, also admitted criminal damage when she appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Reports suggest that ITV Coronation Street writers will be killing off Les Battersby after appearing on the soap for nearly 30 years.

Kyle Telemaque, 19, from Ely, has pleaded guilty to rioting following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15.

Fethullah Gulen, a reclusive US-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died, officials said.

South Korea has demanded the immediate pull-out of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against deepening military cooperation between ...

Yin Man only started shooting pistols at the age of 47 but she already has a national title to her name and plans to conquer even bigger stages.

After nearly 99% of votes were counted in Sunday’s referendum, which asked voters to choose whether to enshrine in the country’s constitution a path toward the EU, the “Yes” vote crept into first ...

Critics have said it would be a "major blow" to drivers who continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis.