Calin Georgescu is running as an independent, and will face the reformist Elena Lasconi in a run-off in a fortnight.

A high-profile rape trial in France has moved into a new phase, with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for dozens of men accused of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was ...

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was shot in “an appalling incident” in west London. The child, who is now in a stable condition, and a 34-year-old man who was also injured were ...

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, has became the country’s new President after a tight run-off contest.

A major incident was declared in the Rhondda Cynon Taf region on Sunday, with up to 300 properties in the area affected by flooding from the storm.

The Israeli ambassador to Washington has said a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days”. Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army ...

Barclays has been fined £40 million by the UK’s financial watchdog for “reckless” conduct when securing funds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crash. The bank had been due to challenge ...

The Prime Minister laid out plans for staff to be trained in relation to spiking and spotting predatory behaviour.

Home Office minister Jess Phillips defended her colleague Shabana Mahmood, who made clear she would vote against the Bill in a strongly ...

A DWP worker has claimed that she was forced to resign as she would share posts from the political party Reform online.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is issuing a “do not eat” warning to Morrisons shoppers who have purchased the product ...

Storm Bert is bringing further widespread disruption with public transport badly affected after “devastating” flooding over the weekend. Several rail operators have cancelled services on Monday while ...