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.

A man has been charged over a mass stabbing on a busy train in Cambridgeshire and is also accused of attempted murder after an incident on a different train earlier that day.

The family of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow has opened the first purpose-built centre dedicated entirely to MND care, research and support, which has been hailed as a “transformative moment in ...

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.

Passengers have been escorted from a train after it derailed in Cumbria.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train. Multiple people were stabbed on the 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster to London King's Cross on Saturday ...

A man in his 40s has died after he was stabbed inside a home in Kent. Officers were called to reports of an assault in Castle Road, Chatham just before 10.15am on November 1. South East Coast ...

Emergency services have been called to a train derailment in Cumbria. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said it had sent paramedics to the scene near the village of Shap, which is on the West Coast ...

The US government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans dragged into a new month. Millions of people in America could lose food aid ...

Trainer Jack Davison has been left “devastated” after his stable She’s Quality had to be euthanised having suffered a fractured pelvis at the Breeders’ Cup.

Ryanair has revealed soaring earnings after hiking airfares and earlier aircraft deliveries helping it fly more passengers. The low-cost airline reported a pre-tax profit of 2.9 billion euro (£2.6 ...