The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).

A senior judge has rejected an attempt to overturn an inquest verdict of unlawful killing on a teenager who died while on a Scouts trip. Ben Leonard, 16, died when he fell 200ft (60m) at Great Orme in ...

Some people with lung conditions living in the seven-storey Hanover House in Portishead, near Bristol, said they are struggling to walk up the stairs without getting "very out of breath". Resident Ann ...

Economic growth in the US slowed at the end of last year, as trade declined more sharply than expected and the country was hit by hurricanes and labour strikes. The economy expanded at an annual rate ...

Catherine, Princess of Wales has been named patron of a children's hospice on a visit to south Wales. She visited Tŷ Hafan in Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, to meet children with life-shortening conditions ...

The Bishop of Liverpool has announced his retirement after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him ...

An MP is calling for "urgent" government funding to rebuild Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The hospital previously missed out on funding, failing its bid to be added to the last government's new hospital ...

Former One Direction star Liam Payne is set to feature in a new Netflix singing competition, months on from his death at the ...

Payment machines located at barriers at six car parks in Cornwall will be removed due to tailgating drivers, according to the council.

The American Airlines flight was carrying 64 people when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

Five Thai farm workers who were abducted during the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel have been released after being held ...

A former head teacher has denied alleged non-recent child sexual abuse dating back to his time as an educator. James Rouse, 48, of Lowford Hill Close in Southampton, appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates ...