Cherry blossoms, or ‘sakura’, are Japan’s favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April.

Gemini, chaired by Labour peer Lord Berkeley, said it wants to operate trains connecting London with Paris and Brussels.

Ms Vance’s visit comes at a time when President Donald Trump has suggested the US should take control of Greenland.

A Scottish tourist is seriously injured in hospital after a gas explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome. Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, has reportedly been left ...

A teenager who died in an XL bully dog attack sustained face and neck injuries, the opening of an inquest has heard. Morgan Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died following the incident inside a ...

A total of 548,000 people were employed in the Civil Service as of December 2024, according to the latest available figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is up 2% year-on-year ...

An influential business survey reported stronger-than-expected growth on the back of a significant improvement in the services sector.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police in London after an email had been sent to schools in Co Fermanagh, Co Tyrone and Co Antrim. Some schools ...

Israel ended the existing ceasefire last week by launching a surprise wave of airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians.

The Prime Minister’s comments came after former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate warned about ‘toxic’ influencers ...

The strikes in Yemen entered their tenth day without a sign of stopping, part of a campaign by US President Donald Trump targeting the rebel group.

French actor Gerard Depardieu is expected to stand trial on Monday in Paris over accusations he sexually assaulted two women during the filming of a movie in 2021. Depardieu, 76, is facing charges ...