Benjamin Griveaux, a candidate for Mayor of Paris, said on Friday he had decided to withdraw his candidacy following what he described as “ignoble attacks” on his private life. Griveaux...
February 14, 2020
Two donkeys out for a “romantic stroll” on Valentine's Day were rescued by police after they strayed on to a country road.
February 14, 2020
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 1,380.
February 14, 2020
The Royal Bank of Scotland is to undergo a rebrand in the first major decision by new chief executive Alison Rose, changing its name to NatWest plc.
February 14, 2020
The Royal Bank of Scotland is to undergo a rebrand in the first major decision by new chief executive Alison Rose, changing its name to NatWest Group plc.
February 14, 2020
The United States expressed deep concern about North Korea's vulnerability to the outbreak of a new virus and said it was ready to support efforts by aid organizations to contain...
February 14, 2020
A piece of street art showing a young girl firing a slingshot of flowers at a building in Bristol is by Banksy, the elusive artist has confirmed.
February 14, 2020
US Attorney General William Barr has put himself on a possible collision course with Donald Trump by saying the president's tweets about legal matters make it impossible for him to...
February 14, 2020
Julian Smith's sacking after just 204 days as Northern Ireland secretary yesterday could be followed by Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney's departure in the coming weeks.
February 14, 2020
Pro-Trump groups raised more than $60m (€55m) in January and have more than $200m on hand for this year's general election, shattering fundraising records on the path toward a goal...
February 14, 2020
Christina Kerby was corralled aboard a massive luxury cruise ship, charting a meandering course somewhere in the South China Sea, when she began thinking about the apocalypse.
February 14, 2020
An Italian woman who was on the run from the police posed as a nun to obtain free accommodation in convents around the country.
February 14, 2020
A third of all plant and animal species could be wiped out by man-made climate change in just 50 years, US scientists have warned.
February 14, 2020
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg last year decided to bet more than $500m on a political long shot.
February 14, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer told jurors yesterday that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like movie makers, creating a world where "women are not responsible" for how they...
February 14, 2020
US Senator Bernie Sanders has triggered alarm among Democrats with his rampaging start in the race for the party's presidential nomination.
February 14, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday seized control of the Treasury in the biggest political power grab of modern times, sparking the Chancellor's resignation.
February 14, 2020
Christina Kerby was corralled aboard a massive luxury cruise ship, charting a meandering course somewhere in the South China Sea, when she began thinking about the apocalypse.
February 14, 2020
A space rock shaped like a snowman, which has lurked in the far depths of the Solar System since the formation of the planets, could have sparked life on Earth,...
February 13, 2020
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the president's attacks on the prosecutors, judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser, saying...
February 13, 2020
Assurances have been issued by an environmental agency after “intense flaring” at a chemical plant in Fife sparked alarm.
February 13, 2020
Irish MEP Mick Wallace has been 'reprimanded' in the European Parliament after calling Venezuelan politician Juan Guaidó an "unelected gobs***e".
February 13, 2020
After spending almost an entire year on the International Space Station, astronaut Christina Koch was finally reunited with her dog this week.
February 13, 2020
The Senate has approved a bi-partisan measure aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran.
February 13, 2020
Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, US officials said.
February 13, 2020
KFC has launched a limited edition pair of Crocs — and they will leave your feet smelling like fried chicken.
February 13, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer has said that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like film-makers, creating a world where “women are not responsible” for how they interact with...
February 13, 2020
An off-the-shoulder dress worn by Tracy Brabin in the House of Commons has raised more £20,200 for Girlguiding UK.
February 13, 2020
An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a foster mother a week after being rescued by a pet dog.
February 13, 2020
The US Justice Department has filed new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and two of its US subsidiaries.
February 13, 2020
A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein told a New York jury on Thursday that they were the "last line of defense" against an "overzealous prosecution," as Weinstein's weeks-long rape trial comes...
February 13, 2020
Alexei Botyan, a veteran of Soviet intelligence hailed for saving the Polish city of Krakow from being blown up by the Nazis during the Second World War, has died aged...
February 13, 2020
Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most trusted and longest-serving aides, is returning to the White House as his re-election campaign moves into high gear.
February 13, 2020
The local government in Amsterdam has banned guided tours that take groups past the famed windows in the city's red light district where visitors watch semi-naked sex workers pose.
February 13, 2020
The London market has tumbled into the red on renewed coronavirus fears and after the shock resignation of Sajid Javid as chancellor sent the pound higher.
February 13, 2020
Justin Bieber has admitted that getting back in the studio to record his first album in five years was not easy.
February 13, 2020
The EU and Britain have a shared interest in retaining close security ties after Brexit, Germany's Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said. Speaking ahead of the annual Munich Security Conference,...
February 13, 2020
Vets at London Zoo have described a kicking foetus as “feisty” after monitoring a pregnant okapi with an ultrasound.
February 13, 2020
Ireland's center-right Fianna Fail party will seek to form a government that does not include left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein, a senior member of the party said following a meeting of...
February 13, 2020
Shares of Tesla fell just over 1% in early trading after the electric vehicle and solar panel maker announced it would sell more than two billion dollars (£1.5 billion) worth...
