Mr Black will leave the role at the end of August with an interim chief executive being appointed in due course, the regulator said.

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned on Tuesday that if Israel intensifies its military operations against his group, the Iran-backed armed faction will resume firing missiles toward Israel. Naim ...

Mr Iliescu assumed power after Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed on December 25 1989.

Ross Moran, rail director for Network Rail in Scotland, said lines have experienced a ‘devastating’ impact due to the high winds and debris.