The clashes, which erupted on Thursday, marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government in Damascus.

A 61-year-old man remains missing after being swept away in a flooded river near the town of Dorrigo in New South Wales, and ...

A man who scaled the clock tower of Big Ben on Saturday morning came down just after midnight on Sunday, having spent hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag on the Elizabeth Tower. Pictures from ...

Bereaved families and communities are coming together to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in a nationwide day of reflection. Hundreds of events and spaces for ...

The man, who is barefoot and holds a Palestine flag, has been spoken to by negotiators several times but at 10.30pm had not yet agreed to come down.

BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the broadcaster needs “more variety” and “diversity of thought” as well as more staff who are “northern working class”. Mr Shah, 73, who is responsible for upholding ...

David Lammy has condemned the latest Russian strikes on Ukraine as “abhorrent”, as Moscow continued its barrage. The Foreign Secretary said the “barbaric aggression only strengthens our resolve” to ...

Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities as protesters hurled petrol bombs and flares outside parliament during a ...

The winning numbers for Saturday’s National Lottery Lotto draw were 01, 19, 29, 33, 42 and 44, and the bonus number was 21.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has said participating in an audition involving a blindfolded man wielding a sledgehammer is the “scariest thing” he has ever done.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said that ‘the state is not match-fit to rise to the moment our country faces’.