By Bernard Place SINGAPORE is not known for being a soft touch. Its government is famously disciplined – fiscally cautious, ...

CONCERNS surrounding the government’s arrangement with the private company operating the AquaSplash pool surfaced during a scrutiny hearing yesterday – in which the Infrastructure Minister said “we ...

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to step back from military action against Iran which could deepen the crisis in the Middle East. The Prime Minister said there was a “real risk of escalation” ...

Victims of a Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China have told of being “haunted” by his attacks on them. Zhenhao Zou, 28, kept a trophy box of women’s belongings and ...

England defender Lucy Bronze is confident the Lionesses have a squad full of “winners” as they prepare to begin their European Championship defence. The England squad have gathered at St George’s Park ...

The Government has announced two schemes designed to ease the flow of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland when a post-Brexit grace period expires at the end of the year. EU ...

Nathan Ake expects fellow Dutchman and new Manchester City team-mate Tijjani Reijnders to have a big impact at the club. Reijnders joined City from AC Milan last week in a deal worth an initial ...

Global shares retreated on Thursday as worries persisted about conflict in the Middle East. On the seventh day of a conflict that began with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting military ...

Singer Miles Kane has said “the door’s always open” for Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner to join him at the final gig at Sheffield music venue The Leadmill. Kane, 39, who plays with Turner in The Last ...

Israel’s defence minister has overtly threatened Iran’s supreme leader after the latest missile barrage from Iran damaged a major hospital and hit a high-rise and several other residential buildings ...

Legislators and courts need to take “tough and decisive action” to counter the “shocking and appalling” toll of attacks on police officers, the Police Federation for Northern Ireland has said. The ...