Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were three seats short of maintaining a majority.

Consumer groups demanded action on affordability as green campaigners claimed there had been a ‘missed opportunity’.

The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body, a landmark review of the sector has advised.

Owen Farrell will lead the British and Irish Lions for the first time in Tuesday’s match against the First Nations & Pasifika XV at Marvel Stadium. Farrell is given his maiden start of the tour 17 ...

At least 85 people have been killed while trying to reach aid at locations across Gaza, the health ministry in the ...

But as Mbeumo comes in, Marcus Rashford is ready to move on, having travelled to Catalonia on Sunday evening as he closes in on a move to Barcelona. PA understands a broad agreement has been reached ...

Parts of the country could see half a month’s rainfall on Monday as forecasters warn summer storms could bring flash flooding. Heavy, thundery downpours are forecast to hit parts of the UK, with an ...

A Minehead school will reopen on Monday for the first time since a bus crash which left one pupil dead and others injured. Minehead Middle School in Somerset closed on Friday after a school bus with ...

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal ...

Signatories including broadcaster Chris Packham – who has spoken about being autistic – demanded the long-awaited report be published as soon as Parliament returns from its summer break. He is among ...