The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city.

A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan on Thursday killed one man and left 11 others in hospital, fire authorities ...

Greenfield sites will likely feature in proposals for a host of new towns to be built across England, a minister has said.

The Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum maker announced plans last year for a demerger of the ice cream arm as part of a major turnaround plan.

Seoul’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said it had confirmed that North Korea was demolishing the ...

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard has admitted that “we’re not all brilliant performers at committee hearings” as she was asked about critical comments about her made by MPs.

Little discussion tended to take place about the man’s work schedule even if the woman earned more, a researcher said of her study.

A man has been arrested in Essex as part of a major people smuggling investigation. Six people wanted in Belgium over their suspected involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been arrested in ...

US President Donald Trump signalled that he would soon hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the three-year war in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s “voice must be at the heart” of any negotiations for a peace deal to end the war with Russia, the Defence Secretary has said. John Healey said that “Russia remains a threat well beyond ...

An offshore grid would also mean new onshore infrastructure. Pylons can carry more than 6GW of power, whereas subsea cables can only carry up to 2GW of power. To deliver the same capacity, we would ...

Charlie Appleby’s Rebel’s Romance looks the horse to beat, as he defends his title in the contest and has thrived since, with Harry Charlton’s King’s Gambit another British-trained runner – and one ...