The Analyst

A former Conservative councillor and local authority worker were among hundreds to spoil their ballots in last night's elections.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her long-time partner Clarke Gayford have got engaged.

A baseball fan seemed destined to remain hungry as he dropped first his chips and then a slice of pizza attempting to catch two separate balls hit into the crowd.

A number of voters took to social media to boast about spoiling their ballot papers in the local elections, with many referencing a disillusionment with Brexit.

A police dog flushed out a fugitive who was hiding in an outdoor toilet.

A US politician ate a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken during a high-profile committee hearing after the country's attorney general failed to attend.

If you think it takes you a long time to get ready for a night-out, spare a thought for Zoe Saldana, who is painted entirely green for her role as...

Barratt Developments will report to the market next week with the housebuilder expected to continue its strong run of form and shrug off Brexit pressures hitting the wider property sector.

A powerful cyclone lashed coastal areas of eastern India on Friday with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph), but there were no early...

MySale, the online group backed by Sir Philip Green and Mike Ashley, has sold British website Cocosa.co.uk in a £1.5 million deal to fashion retailer BrandAlley.

UK Voters have vented their anger at the two main parties over the continuing Brexit deadlock as both the Tories and Labour suffered losses in the English council elections.

SpaceX has delayed a supply run to the International Space Station.

Sir Martin Sorrell's new marketing communications venture has posted strong revenue and profit growth for the first quarter, helped by a string of new big-hitting clients.

Shopping centres owner Intu said it is braced for a “challenging” 2019 amid a rise in company voluntary arrangements among troubled retailers, as new chief Matthew Roberts set out his...

Takeover target Provident is to ramp up cost-cutting measures as it continues to battle a £1.3 billion hostile approach from rival Non-Standard Finance (NSF).

HSBC has posted better-than-expected first quarter profits as the banking giant was boosted by the performance of its retail banking and wealth management units.

Cyclone Fani has torn through India's eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 127mph and affecting weather as far away as...

Cyclone Fani has made landfall on India's eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing the empty beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 127mph.

New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her long-time partner Clarke Gayford have got engaged.

The director of the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie has promised to change the design of the main character following a backlash from fans.

Singer Joe Jonas married 'Game of Thrones' actress Sophie Turner in a surprise wedding on Wednesday night, with pictures shared on social media showing the couple tying the knot in...

Scientists found cocaine in freshwater shrimps when testing for chemicals in UK rivers.

Peter Mayhew, the 7ft 3in tall actor who played furry rebel hero Chewbacca in 'Star Wars', has died at the age of 74.

Venezuela's military was thanked by President Nicolás Maduro for resisting calls to rise up against his regime yesterday after days of violent clashes.

A cruise ship belonging to the Church of Scientology has been quarantined in the Caribbean after a person on board was diagnosed with measles.

Donald Trump has invited Hungary's far-right leader Viktor Orban to Washington for a "working meeting", according to a Hungarian government spokesman.

US Attourney General William Barr skipped a House of Representatives hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report, escalating an acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump's Justice Department.