The government leaders had been discussing for months setting a limit, considering options from 14 to 16 years of age.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the defacto manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role.

Pictures have been released showing military dogs wearing a variety of new equipment after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a multimillion-pound contract to a British company. The images included ...

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said as raging winds were forecast to ease. The fire started on Wednesday morning in ...

President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks in what will be his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris will ask President of Ireland Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Parliament ahead of a polling date on Friday November 29.

With Ireland to go the polls on November 29, here are some of the main issues likely to feature during the election campaign. The most contentious issue for the coalition Government will be Ireland’s ...

New mothers can reduce the risk of developing postnatal depression if they can find time to exercise for more than an hour every week, according to a new study. Exercising for at least 80 minutes each ...

The Government will seek to persuade Donald Trump that harming the UK by hiking tariffs is not in his interest, the Foreign Secretary has said amid fears of a looming trade war. David Lammy said he ...

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of former One Direction member Liam Payne. The singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos ...

The brother of Suzy Lamplugh has said his family will never get closure after the prime suspect in his sister’s murder case died in prison. John Cannan died in custody on Wednesday at the age of 70, ...

The Prince of Wales has revealed he had to shave his beard after he first grew it – as it left his daughter in floods of tears. William managed to talk Princess Charlotte round to the idea of her ...