The European Convention on Human Rights was first signed on November 4 1950 and came into force on September 3 1953.

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The Stormont Education Minister has been criticised for a trip to Israel during which he asked his department to highlight his visit to a school.

A man has been charged over a mass stabbing on a busy train in Cambridgeshire and is also accused of attempted murder after an incident on a different train earlier that day.

The family of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow has opened the first purpose-built centre dedicated entirely to MND care, research and support, which has been hailed as a “transformative moment in ...

Passengers have been escorted from a train after it derailed in Cumbria.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train. Multiple people were stabbed on the 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster to London King's Cross on Saturday ...

A railway worker who showed “incredible bravery” to save lives during a mass stabbing on a busy train is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.