Russia's main election authority has banned an anti-war candidate from standing in the country's upcoming presidential election.

Joe Biden has mixed up a living politician with a dead one for the second time this week.

Michael Matheson has resigned as Scottish health secretary after a scandal involving an £11,000 iPad data roaming bill.

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in North Ayrshire.

There has been a jump in the number of properties falling behind with mortgage payments, according to industry figures that also show an 11% rise in repossessions of buy-to-let (BTL) properties.

Hit animated film Moana is getting a sequel which is due to hit screens in November.

The number of people who waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments in England increased by nearly 25% in January compared to the month before, the latest NHS figures show.

The woman left severely injured after a chemical attack in south London just wanted "a safe home for her and her beautiful, kind little girls", close friends have said, as police say they have raided more addresses.

Rishi Sunak has declined to apologise for his joke about transgender people, despite Brianna Ghey's father calling for him to say sorry.

Finland's flagship airline has announced it is now weighing passengers - not just their luggage.