Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison ...

The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle ...

Cap on average dual-fuel bill is to be reduced by 7% to £1,641 a year, but the saving is less than the chancellor promised ...

A stoppage-time penalty from Lazar Samardzic sent Atalanta into the Champions League last 16, with a thrilling 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday earning the Italian side a 4-3 win on aggrega ...

Filmed last summer as the government sought to cut disability benefits, this groundbreaking show about an artist and her best friend is laugh-out-loud funny ...

US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glance ...

Australia advises dependants of officials in Israel and Lebanon to leave amid vast US military buildup in the region ...

Dismissals follow revelations that FBI subpoenaed records of Patel and Susie Wiles before Trump returned to office ...

Political reporter Josh Butler and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis discuss why Pauline Hanson’s party is attracting voters across the political spectrum ...

As MPs vote to release the documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as trade envoy, Helen Pidd speaks to Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York ...

Investigation finds instances of shocking maternity staff conduct alongside structural and staffing problems ...

Date for referendum on opening talks to join the EU yet to be decided but will be ‘in the coming months’, says Kristrún Frostadóttir ...