Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by ...

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding. James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby ...

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such agreement that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party and fireworks display have been cancelled due to bad weather. The events were cancelled by organisers UniqueAssembly after Met Office yellow weather warnings for most ...

Jewellery worth more than £10 million as well as designer handbags worth £150,000 have been stolen from a house in Primrose Hill in London. A white man aged in his late 20s to 30s broke into a house ...

On Monday afternoon, organisers announced outdoor events at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations on Monday and Tuesday would be cancelled, including the street party and concert in Princes Street Gardens ...

Mr Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk of a ...

The court issued a written opinion upholding the five million-dollar award that the Manhattan jury granted to E Jean Carroll.

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Britain’s coastline saw spectacular waves, packed beaches and some more unusual sights throughout 2024. Here are some of the most dramatic and colourful sea or sand-related snaps captured by the PA ...

Five people have been charged in Argentina in connection with the death of One Direction musician Liam Payne. The singer died aged 31 in October after falling from the third-floor balcony of the Casa ...

A weather warning of heavy rain has been upgraded to amber for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay. The Met Office alert, which warns that flooding and travel disruption is likely, is in force from ...