Joe Biden said he had spoken to Donald Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’.

A Bridport man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal car crash in west Dorset. Joshua Jack Craven, a 22-year-old man from Bridport has been issued with a postal requisition to appear at ...

On Sunday 10 November, 40 sailors will start the world’s toughest solo, non-stop round the world race known as the Vendée Globe, circling the entire planet and skirting Antarctica. Taking nearly three ...

The PA news agency looks at the outcome of the Bank of England’s decision, and whether rates will fall again soon.

It comes as Sir Stephen Powis was asked about a document prioritising who should receive care in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Counter-terrorism police left officers in Salisbury feeling as if they were “overreacting and completely making things up” when they suggested an ex-Russian spy may have been poisoned. An email from ...

Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ...

The abuse spanned five decades and three countries with as many as many as 130 boys and young men victimised, a review found.

Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure. No deaths were ...

A total of 3,197 people arrived in the UK between October 24 and November 6, according to latest Home Office data.

The Duke of Sussex has told bereaved military children he “understands, perhaps more than most” the weight of losing a parent at a young age. In a letter to young people supported by the charity ...

Donald Trump’s election has increased the risk of a transatlantic trade shock but is not likely to trigger an exodus of US companies from Ireland, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris said his ...