The UK has sanctioned a Russian military officer accused of helping poison former double agent Sergei Skripal with novichok in Salisbury. The Foreign Office has imposed 56 new sanctions on people and ...

This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, likely averaging 1.55C to above pre-industrial levels, the EU earth observation agency said. The record ...

A "dangerously fast" wildfire in California fuelled by strong winds has spread, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee - as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme ...

Police have made a direct appeal to those involved in the murder of a teenager to finally bring her family closure, exactly 30 years after she disappeared. Lindsay Rimer, 13, went out to buy a box of ...

A memorial dedicated to a First World War soldier, awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery, has been given Grade II status. Private James Miller from Lancashire was shot as he left his trench to ...

An Australian Olympian, whose breakdancing routine at the Paris Games went viral, says she will no longer compete. Rachael Gunn known competitively as 'Raygun', says her professional career is over.

West Indies romped to a 2-1 series win over England as they comfortably chased down 264 for the loss of just two wickets in the third ODI decider in Barbados on Wednesday. Brandon King (102) and Keacy ...

The US election is all but over, the headline result is known with just a couple of states left to declare for either candidate. Donald Trump is headed back to the White House in January, but before ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be the first treatment offered to women with symptoms of the menopause, a health watchdog has said. In updated guidance, the National Institute for Health and ...

Kamala Harris has said she is "proud" of her campaign in the US presidential election after losing to Donald Trump as she told supporters: "We must accept the result". In a concession speech in ...

As the dust settles on Donald Trump's historic US election win, the president-elect will begin the process of choosing who will be in his administration for his second stint in the White House. During ...

Lucy Letby suggested she could give "tips" to a colleague on how to get away with murder, a public inquiry has heard. The child serial killer exchanged WhatsApp messages in 2017 with union rep Hayley ...