As a retired Navy Search and Rescue pilot, David Coles from Pulborough is no stranger to adrenaline. But even he confesses to a frisson of fear when contemplating his upcoming charity challenge – ...

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 ...

Mark Robins, the third longest-serving manager in English football, has been sacked by Coventry City after almost eight years in charge. The Sky Blues have pulled the plug on the 54-year-old after ...

Detectives investigating allegations of sexual offences against DJ Tim Westwood have submitted evidence to prosecutors to consider charges. Claims of non-recent sexual abuse were made against the ...

Vampire bats have been put on a treadmill as a study showed the special way they use blood for energy - as well as how quickly they can run. Footage shows one bat using its wings to sprint along ...

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 ...

Australia's government has pledged to introduce what it described as "world-leading" legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. "Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm ...

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 ...

UK and European leaders will collectively react to Donald Trump's win as they meet to discuss security today - and it casts a very long shadow. As the enormity of the US result sinks in, Sir Keir ...