The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Thirty National Lottery winners from the last three decades enjoyed an “incredible experience” in a shoot by a celebrity British photographer to celebrate the lottery’s 30th birthday. The 30 ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place from August 1-24 2025. The full programme for the festival will be announced with tickets going on sale in March 2025.

The average property in Britain is valued at 3.8 times the average annual household income, assuming two people working full-time, Zoopla said.

The government’s support schemes to protect people and businesses from soaring energy prices were “undoubtedly successful”, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said. The previous government introduced ...

Charles was born on November 14 1948 at Buckingham Palace – the first child of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its ...

Strawberry Hill, a farm left to nature decades ago that is now home to rare nightingales and turtledoves, has been bought by a local wildlife trust.

The Defence Secretary will commit the UK to a “future-facing” defence relationship with Saudi Arabia on his first visit to the country as part of efforts to press for de-escalation in the Middle East.

Mobile operator O2 has created an AI-powered tool that sounds like an elderly grandmother, keeping phone scammers on calls and away from the general public. The telecoms giant said it had created the ...