In the statement read by a state TV news presenter, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to avenge those killed in the war.

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into the largest Reform synagogue in the US and was fatally shot by security staff, its has been revealed. The vehicle caught fire, it was reported, after ...

Scotland’s First Minister said the country has a “growing confidence” in the SNP, ahead of the party’s final conference before May’s election. Delegates will meet in Edinburgh for the one-day event on ...

Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and their teacher in his shooting rampage through the gym of Dunblane Primary School in 1996.

The people of Dunblane will mark the 30-year anniversary of the tragedy there with “quiet dignity and respect”, the minister of the town’s cathedral has said. Rev Colin Renwick, who moved to Dunblane ...

Committee calls for action on funding and protection for journalists as fears grow that viewer trust is being lost to Russia and China.

Royal Mail is releasing a set of Lord Of The Rings stamps to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first film in the hit trilogy. The fantasy and adventure series began as a series of novels with the ...

Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School on Wednesday morning following reports that a teenage girl had been stabbed.

The Chancellor and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will hold a meeting at Downing Street with petrol retailers and energy suppliers.

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said he is determined to honour the memory of victims of the Dunblane massacre by upholding the UK’s tight gun laws. Mr Alexander said many people are still ...