The GMB union will call on Labour to give favourable treatment to firms who properly recognise unions when doling out government contracts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he is ready to meet with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to normalise relations between the two countries.

Parents and staff are frightened after Tower Hamlets Council submitted an application for a drug rehabilitation unit to be based across three floors above a nursery.

The bill aims to overhaul 1989 incitement to hatred legislation and introduce laws that would see "hate" become an aggravating factor in certain offences

A bus driver told RNZ he has not seen a transport officer on any of the routes outside of central Auckland.

French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff has announced the formation of a new government, hoping to put an end to two-and-a-half months of political uncertainty following an inconclusive snap election that delivered a hung parliament.

French President Emmanuel Macron had earlier approved Michel Barnier's appointment as the French PM after weeks of difficult negotiations. The announcement ended weeks of political uncertainty after snap elections declared by Macron yielded a hung parliament.