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West Midlands Police's Chief Constable found himself on the wrong side of Twitter jibes after falling into a canal following a chase on Wednesday evening.

From July 6, travelers to Switzerland from 29 countries will have to register with the authorities and go into self-isolation, the government said on Thursday. The move is part of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged European Union leaders on Thursday to reach agreement on a multi-billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund, calling for resolve, as Berlin took the helm of the bloc....

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday on US charges of luring underage girls so...

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov has discussed security in Europe and arms control during a telephone talk with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Stuart Peach, according to...

The vaccine hopes that helped save global markets from a drop on Wednesday again gave London's top shares a boost on Thursday.

US unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs.

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal from British Columbia First Nations against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. It would nearly triple the flow of oil from...

Post-primary teacher union leaders said they could not put a date on when all schools will be able to open fully to all pupils.

A fire and an explosion struck a building above Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility early on Thursday.

SINN Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said no one should be punished for attending the funeral of former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey.

Australian police set up suburban checkpoints in coronavirus hotspots in Melbourne on Thursday to enforce stay-at-home orders as authorities struggled to contain new outbreaks. Authorities are also considering using drones...

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in New Hampshire on Thursday,...

NATO has put a defense plan for Poland and Baltic states, known as Eagle Defender, into action after Turkey dropped its objections, according to officials from Lithuania, Poland and France....

The Saudi-led military coalition on Thursday confirmed it has launched a major operation against Yemen's Houthis. The military warned it will target the rebel leadership following missile and drone attacks...

On-demand programming and streaming TV consumption increased by almost a third during lockdown, according to Virgin Media.

Berlin will keep reviewing travel advice for Turkey, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told his Turkish counterpart on Thursday. Any decisions are being coordinated with the EU and based on...

The United States and South Africa have reported record daily coronavirus cases, with US figures surpassing 50,000 a day for the first time.

Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas have pledged a united campaign against Israel's plans to annex territory in the occupied West Bank. The two factions made the statement in a rare...

A litter of four cheetah cubs who were born during lockdown have emerged from their den to explore their outdoor enclosure for the first time.

A group of young reporters have put questions to the Prime Minister, asking why they have not been included in the Government's discussions around Covid-19.

Taiwan's armed forces carried out live fire drills on its west coast on Thursday. The maneuvers came ahead of the main annual exercises later this month. The drills, in a...

The disinfectant and scrubbing gloves have been out at Tynemouth Aquarium in North Shields ahead of its reopening on Saturday.

Turkey's highest administrative court has been advised to reject a request that Istanbul's Hagia Sophia be turned back into a mosque, according to state-run media.

There are fears foreign travel could lead to a 'very serious spike' of Covid-19 in Ireland, new Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said - as he admits clarification on advice...

Budapest will not comply with a European Union request to add non-member states to a “safe” travel list, except for Serbia, according to Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. The 27-member bloc...

Soaring demand for online retail deliveries amid the coronavirus crisis has helped cardboard box maker DS Smith notch up a surge in e-commerce revenues.

Cuba will begin easing its pandemic lockdown in Havana on Friday, while most of the rest of the country will move to phase two of a three-phase process towards normalization....

Engineering giant Meggitt said it expects revenue for the past quarter to fall sharply after the mass grounding of planes during the coronavirus pandemic hit its civil aerospace business.

More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after a popular singer was shot dead this week, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation says.

US President Donald Trump appears to have shifted his stance on wearing a face covering in public, saying in an interview that he is "all for masks".

Beavers have been born in Essex for the first time since the Middle Ages, conservationists have said.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused Beijing of a ‘grave and deeply disturbing' breach of the treaty.

Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics...

A railway worker confronted a thief trying to steal a bike before then waiting four hours after his shift ended to return it to its owner.

Almost 78% of voters in Russia have approved amendments to the constitution that will allow Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036, election officials said after all the votes...

All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers has revealed it swung to a £121 million half-year loss due to the lockdown and warned that the eating-out market may suffer as...

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on a London-bound flight on suspicion of stabbing a police officer during protests over the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's new security law, officials said.

US President Donald Trump appears to have shifted his stance on wearing a face covering in public, saying in an interview that he is “all for masks”.

At least 24 people have been killed and seven others wounded after gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico and opened fire, authorities said.