North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, has the right to ratify treaties but Kim can unilaterally ratify major ones, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter said. The nod came ...

Greenpeace UK and Uplift will argue the impact of emissions from burning the oil and gas extracted from the fields were illegally ignored when they were approved in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson and ex-footballer Graeme Souness will also be recognised at the investiture ceremony.

New clause one would prevent the Church of England bishops from being members of the Lords. New clause three would ensure peers would no longer be entitled to membership of the Lords at the end of the ...

The Daily Express, The Times and the Daily Mail all splash on a senior bishop’s call for Mr Welby to step down after a damning report concluded his failure to act meant a “prolific” abuser was never ...

The Country Land and Business Association claims farmers will have to pay more than their profits are worth in tax, and may need to sell their land.

Childcare providers could be forced to increase fees for parents or close as national insurance and minimum wage rises are set to push the sector “to the brink”, a charity has warned. Parents will ...

An abuse survivor has echoed calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign as he demanded a “clean sweep” of senior clergy members. Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, told ...

Research for Marie Curie said an estimated 128,000 people died in fuel poverty in 2022, including 110,000 pensioners.

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has said his “future is uncertain” as he implored people to become potential stem cell donors. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier ...