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A German court has ruled former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn must face trial on a second set of charges in the company's diesel emissions scandal.

A shed built around two living tree trunks won the big prize in the 2020 Cuprinol Shed of the Year awards, while a school shed took home the Special Commendation.

Just over a third of the total amount lost to scams where people were tricked into transferring money to a fraudster was returned to customers in the first half of...

TikTok's owner has applied for a Chinese technology export licence as it tries to complete a deal with Oracle and Walmart to keep the popular video app operating in the...

Two dozen mountain gorillas born in Rwanda in the last year are being named in an annual ceremony taking place virtually for the first time due to the pandemic.

Two dozen mountain gorillas born in Rwanda in the last year are being named in an annual ceremony taking place virtually for the first time due to the pandemic.

An enigmatic painting from Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli will go up for auction next year – and it could fetch more than its 80 million dollars (£62.24 million) estimate despite...

Sir David Attenborough has joined Instagram, using his debut post to warn “saving our planet is now a communications challenge”.

Authorities have rescued 88 pilot whales and are attempting to free 20 others that survived Australia's worst mass stranding.

Kataza already had a lengthy rap sheet with Cape Town authorities so when he organised a band of others to raid a series of suburban homes, he was captured.

Swiss health authorities have ordered a quarantine for 2,500 students at a prestigious hospitality management school in the city of Lausanne after “significant outbreaks” of Covid-19 that are a suspected...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong says he has been arrested again for allegedly participating in an unauthorised assembly last October.

National Express surprised investors on Thursday as it revealed it has done slightly better than previous guidance in recent months.

Sofa chain DFS Furniture has cheered a strong bounce back in trading after slumping to an annual loss in an “extraordinary” year caused by the pandemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 election to Democratic rival Joe Biden and said he expected the...

A tiny but playable Rubik's Cube – so little it fits on your fingertip – has gone on sale in Japan to mark the 40th anniversary of when the original...

The boss of one of Britain's biggest bus and rail operators has said the business abandoned plans to return to more normal services after Government advice changed earlier this week.

Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflix's docuseries Tiger King, is being sued for defamation by a former assistant.

Cineworld has warned further global coronavirus restrictions or film delays may force it to raise further cash as it revealed half-year losses of 1.6 billion US dollars (£1.3 billion).

Authorities have revised up the number of pilot whales rescued from Australia's worst mass stranding from 50 to 70, as the focus shifted to removing 380 carcasses.

Australia's second-largest bank has agreed to pay a 1.3 billion Australian dollar (£720 million) fine for breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, the country's biggest ever civil penalty,...

A suspect is in custody after two police officers were shot in Kentucky as protests against the death of black woman Breonna Taylor reignite across the US.

North Korean troops shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire, after they found him on a floating object in...

President Donald Trump took a swipe at the Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday after she and husband Harry participated in a Time 100 video urging Americans to vote.

The country has two weeks to stop further lockdowns as the virus is growing at the same rate across the country as it is in Dublin, it has been warned.

President Donald Trump took a swipe at the Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday after she and husband Harry participated in a Time 100 video urging Americans to vote.

A "bike-to-work-type" scheme for laptops and home office equipment is one of the key proposals in a pre-budget submission from the Regional Group.

Buckingham Palace was last night forced to distance itself from Prince Harry, as he risked a diplomatic row after joining a voting drive in the US presidential election.

Ah, the stages of the pandemic. We had Tiger King, we had banana bread, we had staycations, and now we have, "Sure, TikTokers will flatten the curve."

Sweden was the only major European country to reject lockdown and leave most of its bars, restaurants and shops open during the Covid-19 crisis.

With every step forward it seems we have to take at least two steps back when it comes to living with Covid.

Cork, Limerick and Galway-Mayo business groups expressed alarm at Government warnings there could be a two-tier recovery within the aviation sector from the Covid-19 pandemic.

A grand jury in Kentucky said no police officers would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor, whose death has become a rallying cry against racism across the US...

An 84-year-old painting of Tintin by the Belgian artist Hergé is expected to fetch as much as €3m at auction.

Sweden was the only major European country to reject lockdown and leave most of its bars, restaurants and shops open during the Covid-19 crisis.

Germany has declared Dublin a coronavirus risk area, which means all passengers arriving into the country from the Irish capital will have to take a Covid-19 test.

Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term yesterday after an election that the opposition and...

Cindy McCain has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party's 2008 nominee.

Vulnerable patients in mental health services were at the mercy of a Covid-19 testing system which was "inconsistent and untimely", while also being compromised by dormitory-style living conditions, a new...

Alexei Navalny is "free to return" to Russia after the opposition leader was discharged from a German hospital following weeks in a coma, the Kremlin said yesterday.