JERSEY is being urged to introduce legal protections for whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing in the public interest. A report by the Jersey Employment Forum recommended the Island follow other ...

Northern Ireland’s police chief has warned rioters that his officers will no longer stand and take the violence directed at them as he made clear there has been a “shift” in responding to disorder ...

A fingerprint expert denied she made a mistake in identifying a palm print found at the scene of the rape and murder of a pensioner in 1967, a court heard. Ryland Headley is accused of forcing entry ...

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has been admitted to hospital with “acute gastroenteritis”, the Spanish giants have revealed. The 26-year-old France international missed Wednesday night’s 1-1 Club ...

Major North Sea oil and gas projects halted by a Supreme Court ruling will be able to reapply for consent after the Government published new environmental guidance. The Supreme Court ruled last year ...

The Irish winner of the EuroMillions jackpot has contacted The National Lottery, a spokeswoman has confirmed. The winning 250 million euro ticket was sold in a retail outlet in Co Cork. It is the 18th ...

The parents of an autistic teenager who died after being prescribed medication against his and his parents’ wishes have hailed as a “significant milestone” the publication of guidance they hope will ...

The widow of a soldier who was found dead in his barracks three weeks after he was last seen said she believes he “took his own life while in crisis” and criticised the delay in finding him as ...

A Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years. Zhenhao Zou, 28, kept a trophy box of women’s belongings and filmed ...

Music-lovers have said they “cannot believe their luck” as they queued in sunshine for ferries to take them across the Solent to the Isle of Wight Festival. Thousands of party-goers are heading to ...

Iran’s foreign minister will meet counterparts from Germany, France and the UK in Geneva on Friday, Iranian state media and European diplomats have said. The news comes as Israeli airstrikes target ...

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded on Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11pm while on the ...