Nominating is straightforward, requiring a 250-word submission about the volunteer and three words to describe them.

Train passengers are being warned over disruption as Network Rail prepares to begin its Easter engineering work. The Government-owned company said it will carry out work on more than 300 projects ...

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s election is who is best to deal with US President Donald Trump.

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek ...

The contest, which ran for three months from the start of the year, urged dog walkers to responsibly dispose of dog waste.

Organisations providing support for children said they are working in ‘progressively challenging circumstances’.

The woman, in her sixties, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the collision last week but died on Tuesday, police confirmed.

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The top United Nations official in South Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to use its clout to prevent the world’s newest nation from again plunging into civil war.