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French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged for the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 22-year-old actress at his Paris mansion in 2018, it was reported last night.

Last year, just a month after the Covid-19 pandemic ground life to a halt across the world, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev wrote: “What we urgently need now is a...

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance Jr fought for a year-and-a-half to get access to former president Donald Trump's tax records.

People whose medical conditions put them at very high Covid risk will now get the vaccine sooner – but some healthcare workers and healthier 65- to 69-year-olds will wait longer.

Protestors against the military's seizure of power in Myanmar were back on the streets of cities and towns yesterday, a day after a general strike shuttered shops and brought huge...

Three years before Saturday's harrowing engine failure and aborted flight to Hawaii, another Boeing 777 headed for Honolulu faced a similar emergency with the same model engine. Both had fractured...

During a December visit to New York City, writer E Jean Carroll says she went shopping with a fashion consultant to find the “best outfit” for one of the most...

Testifying for the first time about the insurrection at the US Capitol, former security officials blamed faulty intelligence for the disastrous failure to anticipate the violent intentions of the mob...

Raising the price of music streaming could risk driving people back towards illegal downloading, MPs were told on Tuesday.

Nasa scientists celebrated the successful landing of another Mars rover by hosting an online Q&A on Reddit.

Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries when his vehicle rolled over near Los Angeles, and is in hospital undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager say.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault after authorities revived a 2018 investigation that was initially dropped, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

AstraZeneca expects to deliver less than half the Covid-19 vaccines it was contracted to supply the European Union in the second quarter.

Spotify has said it is open to alternative models for calculating how artists should be paid amid concerns about how little emerging musicians are able to earn.

A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she was arrested and accused of helping her husband run...

Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died at the age of 52.

Joe Biden has called on fellow world leaders to show together that “democracies can still deliver” as he underscored his administration's determination to quickly turn the page on Donald Trump's...

The pound continued its strong growth against the US dollar, as confidence in the UK's vaccine rollout appears to be gaining traction.

There have been 28 further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 763 new cases of the virus confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team today.

The US has officially returned to the Paris global climate accord as Joe Biden and other leaders declared the nation could not afford to sideline the growing climate crisis again.

Rocker Marilyn Manson is involved in a domestic violence investigation concerning alleged incidents about a decade ago, US authorities have said.

The UN human rights office says it has asked the United Arab Emirates for evidence that an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years is still alive.

Self-assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment plan by April 1, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

Profits are expected to plunge by nearly four-fifths when Lloyds presents its 2020 results next week but shareholders will be firmly focused on the bank's dividend.

THE UN human rights watchdog says it has asked Dubai for more information about the status of Princess Latifa and proof that she is alive.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have told Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of British royal family, Buckingham Palace said.

A 103-year-old with a taste for adventure is following in the footsteps of Captain Sir Tom Moore to give thanks to healthcare workers.

A 103-year-old with a taste for adventure is following in the footsteps of Captain Sir Tom Moore to give thanks to healthcare workers.

China's military has acknowledged four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered...

Toshihiro Mibe, a research and development expert set to become president of Japanese car giant Honda, has promised to steer the company towards new growth by focusing on ecological models...

The owner of the Daily Mail has agreed a deal to sell its education technology arm for 410 million dollars (£293.4 million) in an effort to strengthen its finances during...

Only three of 45 short-finned pilot whales have survived a mass stranding in shallow waters on Indonesia's Madura Island off the north-eastern coast of Java.

Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter storm overwhelmed the electricity grid now have it back, but many people in the South...

A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest in Myanmar has died, according to her brother.

Protests over the imprisonment of a rapper convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence were marred by rioting for a third successive night on Thursday.

The race to Mars is heating up with nations and private companies making long-term plans to land humans there – and even set up home.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison accused Facebook of an “arrogant” act of intimidation after the tech giant disabled news feeds in the country in a bid to derail legislation that...

Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...

Donald Trump teased a potential second run for office and accused US President Joe Biden of lying or being “mentally gone” over vaccine claims as he broke his media silence...

Texas senator Ted Cruz has claimed he was just being “a good dad” for taking a controversial family vacation in a sunny Mexican beach resort as millions in his home...