Thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen representative Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. In a statement announcing his choice, Mr Trump said: “Elise is an incredibly ...

The Sinn Fein vice president said she was determined to live up to her pledge to be a ‘First Minister for all’.

A “very busy” flat party carried on until the morning of a shooting that left one man dead and two others injured in south-east London, local residents have said. Police were called just after 10am on ...

An audit found a raft of security failings at a scandal-hit jail after Daniel Khalife escaped, according to a report. HMP Wandsworth’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a security audit ...

Research shows that over the past 40 years, butterflies traditionally found in England and Wales have become more common in Scotland.

It came amid reports that Tesco is the latest high street giant to face a huge increase in its national insurance bill.

Mariam Musa enjoyed an esports finals to remember after winning the Football Eseries tournament of last weekend's Womens Esports Finals. The 30-year-old Waltham Forest native, who streams on the video ...

Vivek Gurav says he is behind the world’s largest plogging community – which involves litter picking and jogging.

In his role as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals – but he has also spoken of a “messy” early life and subsequent battle with depression. Before being ...

Russian drones hammered the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing five people and injuring a 45-year-old woman, local authorities said. Around two dozen people sought psychological help following the ...

Train operator Avanti West Coast is “making progress” in improving its performance but there is “still more to do”, managing director Andy Mellors said. He told the PA news agency the company must ...