Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes. Mr Merz, the conservative leader, was expected to win the vote on Tuesday.

The roommate of a British student nurse has been charged with her murder after she was stabbed to death in Texas. Elizabeth Odunsi, known to her friends and family as Tamilore Odunsi, was found with ...

The oil major saw its shares lift on Tuesday, following reports its biggest rival is weighing whether to launch a takeover bid.

But Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the amendment ‘does not change’ his view on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as a whole.

Ministers have announced around £8.2 million of funding as part of the advanced maths support programme, and the money will be targeted towards 400 disadvantaged secondary schools, and the Government ...

Almost two thirds of consumers (64) believe the economy will get worse before it gets better, according to the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker.

SEVERAL drivers were "spoken to" by police officers regarding their parking near a primary school. Last Wednesday, community police officers attended Cockenzie Primary School. Police saw the parking ...

The country has been under a government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus since Sheikh Hasina was ousted last year.

Mr Merz seeks to take the helm of the European Union’ s most populous member after outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government collapsed ...