Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, wrote of an unspecified great matter of state said to bear directly on the Queen’s life.

Israel’s defence minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the ...

The Bank voted to reduce the cost of borrowing on Thursday, but slashed its growth forecasts for the UK economy.

Those covered in the 60-minute film include Olive Gordon, a 25-year-old hairdresser, and Greek shipping titan Minas Kulukundis.

The boss of drugmaker AstraZeneca has said he was “very disappointed” with the firm’s move to scrap plans for a £450 million vaccine plant in Liverpool, but insisted the business case did not stack up ...

In one year's time, an expectant nation will turn on their televisions and, once again, fall in love with curling.

Jurors have been sent out to begin their deliberations in the trial of a 70-year-old man who is accused of the murder of 86-year-old widow Una Crown in 2013. Retired postmistress Mrs Crown was found ...