Police in northern Switzerland said on Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule”.

A woman found dead at home along with her eight-year-old daughter was a “loving and devoted mother”, a neighbour has said.

On Thursday, a yellow warning for the North East – indicating heavy rain could cause some disruption – has been issued for the whole day.

Rosamund Pike will make her National Theatre debut in a new production as Rufus Norris marks his final season as artistic director of the organisation. Norris, who announced last year he would step ...

Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the country since early on Monday has reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women. Health minister Firass Abiad told ...

Sir Declan Morgan said a Court of Appeal judgment had “clearly and unequivocally” endorsed the independence of the commission.

A hunt is ongoing for a thief wanted on recall to prison, with police issuing an appeal for information. Christopher Pike, 41, is wanted for theft in and around the Pewsey area and on recall to prison ...

Rosaire Longelo is recovering well from his injury and is close to a return to training for Swindon Town .

The Home Secretary also claimed the Conservatives are becoming ‘right-wing wreckers’ as she criticised their response to recent riots.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden also vowed on Tuesday to table an emergency resolution at his party’s conference to halt an alleged change to venue licensing times, “if that’s on the agenda”.

The mothers of two young people who died after being caught in a rip tide on Bournemouth beach have paid emotional tributes to the pair at the start of an inquest into their deaths.

Winter fuel payments to pensioners rose to 11.6 million last year, figures show as the Government continues to face a backlash over its plan to cut back the benefit.