IT sounds like the start of a rather niche joke, but in fact is an attempt at summarising my top night out in St Peter Port ...

By Bernard Place SINGAPORE is not known for being a soft touch. Its government is famously disciplined – fiscally cautious, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CONCERNS surrounding the government’s arrangement with the private company operating the AquaSplash pool surfaced during a scrutiny hearing yesterday – in which the Infrastructure Minister said “we ...

TV presenter Emma Willis said her “heart has got to learn how to refunction”, after undergoing keyhole surgery. Willis had the procedure after discovering she had a hole in her heart earlier this year ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the US state department said.

The Prince of Wales and Cate Blanchett donned lab coats as they witnessed the hi-tech work of an environmentally-friendly clothes dye company. William and the actress visited labs in Norwich where ...

Royal Ascot racegoers turned on the style for Ladies’ Day with a show of sartorial flair and the odd outlandish hat. Towering headgear inspired by Jane Austen, recycled creations and even fluttering ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The hurricane’s centre was located about 20 miles (30km) east of Punta ...

Deacon Blue keyboardist James “Jim” Prime has died aged 64 after a short battle with cancer. The Scottish pop-rock band announced the news shortly after Prime, from Kilmarnock, died on Thursday ...

Scotland’s First Minister has accused the leader of the Tories of a “demonisation of young people” after he pushed for more exclusions to tackle disruption in schools. The Government this week ...