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

Dorothea Barron, 100, said she swapped her school uniform for a naval uniform in 1943, despite being below the 5ft 3in ...

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years.

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

Australians have voted in the country’s general election as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival Peter Dutton ended ...

Speaking ahead of the commemorations, Mr Swinney thanked previous generations for their sacrifices and paid tribute to his own Royal Marine uncle who was killed during the war. He said: “We owe a ...

Max Verstappen insisted his brilliant pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix is proof that becoming a father will not slow him down. Verstappen was a late arrival to the sixth round of the ...

Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca and R2-D2 are just some of the Star Wars characters artist Caroline West has painted on used tea bags.

Sir Winston Churchill’s victory speech, a military procession, a flypast and street parties are part of the build-up to May 8.

The SNP leader will set out his plans for the coming year in his Programme for Government statement on Tuesday.

The tool, called Cancer 360, brings cancer patients’ data into one central system and is to be rolled out soon, the DHSC said.

Charity Blind Veterans UK released illustrations, stories and photographs which look to raise funds for war heroes living with sight loss.