Leo recalled that the August 15 feast day dedicated to the Virgin Mary was declared a dogma by Pope Pius XII at the height of the Second World War.

Japan is paying tribute to more than three million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the Second World War, as concern grows about rapidly fading memories of the tragedy ...

Britain’s human rights watchdog has warned against “heavy-handed policing” which it said risks a “chilling effect” on protest rights amid recent demonstrations about the war in Gaza.

Strictly Come Dancing’s 2025 series is to welcome the main show’s first contestant with Down’s syndrome, a Game of Thrones actor, reality TV stars and former footballers, all hoping to lift the ...

Parts of England will swelter through temperatures of up to 30C on Friday as firefighters grapple with a lack of resources amid the heatwave. The Met Office forecast patchy cloud across the north with ...

Epping Forest District Council is seeking an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

For the first time in seven years, tuition fees have increased and living costs are higher than ever. But which universities are cheapest?

Valence House council chamber around the 1930s (Image: Valence House Museum) During the 1920s the majority of Dagenham’s historic buildings, mainly farmhouses and cottages, were demolished to make way ...

Last month, official figures revealed that the number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales climbed to another record high.

Ricky Jones faced trial accused of encouraging violent disorder at an anti-racism rally in the wake of the Southport murders.

The National Trust, which looks after Hatfield Forest, said the number of butterfly species recorded at the reserve has ...

The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.