The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4.53pm local time (0753 GMT).

Asked if he would correct the record, the spokesman said he would be “updating with information” that he should have had previously. Lord Mandelson was sacked from the Washing ...

Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson has said its “themes of authoritarianism and overpowering violent governments are very present” in today’s world. The actor, who has played the role of Peeta Mellark ...

Deporting hundreds of thousands of small boat migrants who have already claimed asylum will save the taxpayer billions of pounds, Nigel Farage has claimed. Reform UK has vowed to review all successful ...

Despite the letters, the pensioner was still convicted of a crime in the Single Justice Procedure, a controversial fast-track court process where magistrates hand out convictions ...

With more than 1,000 British pubs closing in 2025, billionaires and local communities are finding ways to save their hostelries.

US actress Olivia Munn said being diagnosed with breast cancer led her to be “a lot more forgiving and kinder to myself”. The X-Men star, 45, has been candid about her battle with the disease since ...

Minnie Hauk kicked off a fantastic three-year-old campaign with victory in the Cheshire Oaks on the Roodee last spring, going on to complete the English-Irish Oaks double before b ...

Rick Stein’s restaurant on Marlborough High Street shut for the final time on October 5 last year after claims it had been performing poorly compared to the rest of the TV chefs ...

Andre Fabre is relishing the challenge of taking on Romantic Warrior with Sosie in the QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sosie outstayed Giavellotto and Goliath to give Fabre an 80th birthday present ...

John Swinney accused the UK Government of being distracted by the Mandelson scandal, rather than helping people with the cost of living.

One of the Spice Girls is set to visit a Wiltshire town for an “intimate” event. Mel C, or Sporty Spice, rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Spice Girls, the best-selling female group of all ...