York Mosque and Islamic Centre has praised Pope Francis for his commitment to "peace, justice and compassion". It was announced on Easter Monday that the first Latin American leader of …

A father who took his seven-year-old son to a riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed. James Garbutt, 41, was seen with the boy on his shoulders …

A drone has caused reindeer, some of them heavily pregnant, to "panic and run" in the Cairngorms. The animals, members of the UK's only free-roaming reindeer herd, were spooked in …

I was planning an ordinary afternoon out – bags packed, ready to roll – when I bounded downstairs and was hit by a jolt of disbelief. The space where my …

Opposition councillors have criticised a decision by Derbyshire County Council's new Reform UK leaders to scrap the authority's climate change committee as "short-sighted" and "threatening". The committee, formally named the …

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin has said he is "shocked and horrified" after Israeli troops fired warning shots in the vicinity of a diplomatic delegation on a visit to …

A food bank has said it had around £800 worth of goods stolen during a break-in over the Easter Weekend. Alistair Doxat-Purser, CEO of Faithworks Wessex, which runs the Wimborne …

Hundreds of people followed a cycling DJ through the historic streets of Oxford for a "hectic, electric and so much fun" drum and bass bike rave on Sunday. Adults and …

A series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast have left people feeling like they are "going backwards" in terms of mobile phone signal, residents and businesses in …