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Britain's biggest banks and insurers will be tested on a range of climate change scenarios to find any cracks in their preparations for global warming.

Britain's biggest banks and insurers will be tested on a range of climate change scenarios to find any cracks in their preparations for global warming.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said world powers had not yet offered any support for his planned “safe zone” in northern Syria, where Turkey intends to resettle a million Syrian refugees,...

A hospital believes it is the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile headscarves for surgical staff to use in operating theatres.

A hospital believes it is the first in the UK to introduce disposable sterile headscarves for surgical staff to use in operating theatres.

Billowing divisions were on display as members of the House of Representatives today engaged in a debate ahead of historic votes on two charges against President Donald Trump accusing him...

Billowing divisions were on display as members of the House of Representatives today engaged in a debate ahead of historic votes on two charges against President Donald Trump accusing him...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Donald Trump an ongoing threat to American democracy as the bitterly divided chamber engaged in an impeachment debate before historic votes on...

The House of Representatives began debate today ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with abusing his office and obstructing Congress...

The US House of Representatives is set to take a momentous and deeply polarising vote today when it is likely to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of abusing his...

An alert over a potentially deadly venomous snake was sparked by what turned out to be a rubber toy.

An alert over a potentially deadly venomous snake was sparked by what turned out to be a rubber toy.

An alert over a potentially deadly venomous snake was sparked by what turned out to be a rubber toy.

An alert over a potentially deadly venomous snake was sparked by what turned out to be a rubber toy.

An alert over a potentially deadly venomous snake was sparked by what turned out to be a rubber toy.

Britain's highest-paid boss has kept her place at the top of the charts after pocketing a £57 million basic pay rise last year.

Britain's highest-paid boss has kept her place at the top of the charts after pocketing a £57 million basic pay rise last year.

Britain's highest-paid boss has kept her place at the top of the charts after pocketing a £57 million basic pay rise last year.

A European spacecraft launched from South America on Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems. The Characterizing ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) mission blasted off from Kourou,...

India's supreme court has rejected the final appeal of one of four men sentenced to death over the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a bus in New...

India's supreme court has rejected the final appeal of one of four men sentenced to death over the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a bus in New...

A European spacecraft has been launched from South America on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.

A European spacecraft has been launched from South America on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.

South Korea and the United States failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement over Seoul's contribution towards hosting some 28,500 US troops. The two countries ended two days of talks...

Education group Pearson unveiled a £530 million deal to sell its remaining stake in book publisher Penguin Random House as it announced the retirement of chief executive John Fallon next...

Australia has experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of the country.

Australia has experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of the country.

US president Donald Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the house of representatives.

US president Donald Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the house of representatives.

Recruiter Staffline has slashed its profit forecasts for the second time in three months after customer demand dived in the fourth quarter.

India's supreme court has postponed hearings challenging the constitutionality of a new citizenship law which has sparked opposition and massive protests across the country.

India's supreme court has postponed hearings challenging the constitutionality of a new citizenship law which has sparked opposition and massive protests across the country.

The United States opposed on Tuesday a draft resolution proposed by China and Russia that would terminate UN sanctions on key North Korean exports. Washington called the measure “premature,” citing...

Boeing Co's decision to suspend aerospace's biggest production line exposes contrasts in the U.S.-dominated 737 MAX supply chain, severely straining some niche machine shops while giving engine giants time to...

Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have signed a binding deal to merge the two firms, creating the world's fourth-largest car company.

Sitting on top of the Acropolis, the Parthenon is one of the most dazzling buildings from antiquity. Yet it seems for 2,000 years we have been getting its name wrong.

Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford complained of "ice-cold" prison showers and was shown a lack of humanity and dignity in his dying months, his daughter has told an inquest.

Pakistan's former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death for suspending the constitution during his rule, setting up another clash between Pakistan's judges and the military.

A small group of US President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is launching a super political action committee (PAC) designed to...

Sitting on top of the Acropolis, the Parthenon is one of the most dazzling buildings from antiquity. Yet it seems for 2,000 years we have been getting its name wrong.