The cable provides power to the overhead line equipment, which in turn powers electric trains across the tracks.

Disruption caused by thick fog is expected to continue until Sunday at some of the UK’s busiest airports. Flights at Stansted Airport were affected by the weather conditions on Saturday, while live ...

The UK has called for an independent investigation into the downing of an Azerbaijani plane thought to have been caused by a Russian missile. President Vladimir Putin apologised “for the fact that the ...

A woman stranded by the incoming tide was rescued by a lifeboat crew amid foggy conditions. The Wells inshore lifeboat was called into action this afternoon (December 28) to rescue a woman stranded by ...

From the death of former taoiseach John Bruton, to the unexpected resignation of Leo Varadkar as premier, the year has been dominated by politics.

The display took place over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour after the city was gifted two more giant pandas by Beijing.

The Prime Minister has called on Britain’s regulators to do more to prioritise growth as he seeks to improve living standards by 2029.

On Friday at 11am, John Swinney met with representatives from the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation – a charity set up in honour of Doddie Weir, a Scottish rugby union player who died of motor neurone ...

A murder investigation has been launched after a stabbing victim died in north-west London. Officers were called to reports of an attack in Linacre Road, Willesden Green, at around 4.16am on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.

More than 1,300 pea-sized Desertas Island land snails have been released after a successful breeding programme by Chester Zoo.

The Scottish First Minister has urged people to “pay close attention” to weather warnings in place throughout the Hogmanay period. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for most of the ...