The court said that the advice the PM had given to the queen, who formally issued the prorogation order, was "unlawful, void and of no effect"
The Brexit law that received royal assent on Monday is at the centre of a constitutional stand-off with enormous implications for Britain
Some eurosceptics are now pressing to end Britain’s 46-year EU membership with no deal, but May warned this could cause "significant economic shock"
The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books, and also enshrines Brexit day in British law as March 29 2019
Tensions between far-right and anti-fascist activists have marred a gloomy campaign dominated by fears about immigration and economic malaise.
Hundreds of KFC outlets remained shut in the the UK due to a supply crisis after the company changed delivery partners
The pope’s former butler has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing secret documents from the Vatican that revealed fraud and intrigue.
Greece has begun a second day of coalition talks under the gun from financial markets and world powers after elections won by a pro-euro party.
Greece raced to form a coalition by the end of Monday after an election victory by pro-bailout parties eased global fears of a Greek eurozone exit.
Catholic leaders from around the world will meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service.
Emergency services are searching for those still missing as honeymooners and a crew member have been rescued from the cruise ship wreck near Italy.
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/ 14 January 2012
Three people have died and several went missing after a cruise ship accident off an Italian island sparked chaos as passengers tried to get off.
The EU is headed for Rome for talks as the Italian treasury launches a €10-billion bond sale to try to stem the nation’s debt crisis.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to resign after a parliamentary revolt and a wave of market panic that has shaken the eurozone.
Tunisia’s interim president on Wednesday promised a "total break" with the past and hailed "a revolution of dignity and liberty".
Tunisian soldiers fought loyalists of ousted strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali near the presidential palace, police say.
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/ 24 December 2010
Rome was on high alert on Christmas Eve after parcel bomb blasts at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in the Italian capital.
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday scraped through a crucial confidence vote in Parliament, overcoming one of the most serious crises in career.