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A fresh inquest into the death of a nine-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack will examine the role of the UK government as it looks at whether pollution...

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.

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.

Hundreds of thousands joined a final national protest yesterday before Christmas against pension reform in France as President Emmanuel Macron's government pledged "total determination" to see the overhaul through.

On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an "illegal, partisan attempted coup" and declaring "open war" on...

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said he needs to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious President Tayyip Erdogan was when he said he could shut down the...

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.

On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an "illegal, partisan attempted coup" and declaring "open war" on...

Poland may be forced to part ways with the EU if a controversial judicial reform championed by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) comes to fruition, despite vocal opposition...

Almost one week after the shock General Election result, BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg has released the latest instalment of “Brexitstorm” – but it's Boris Johnson's love child and Matt Hancock's...

A new lawsuit is accusing several of the world's largest technology firms of knowingly profiting from children labouring under brutal conditions in African cobalt mines.

Archaeologists have discovered two royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a major Mycenaean-era palace in Greece's southern Peloponnese region, the Greek culture ministry said.

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has been taken to hospital while serving his federal prison sentence, according to reports.

President Donald Trump has angrily objected to the House of Representative's articles of impeachment, accusing Democrats of “perversion of justice and abuse of power” in their effort to remove him...

Chef Marco Pierre White and his estranged wife Matilde are embroiled in a London High Court row over money.

Stock markets turned bearish on Tuesday, as traders were spooked by the possibility of a no-deal Brexit rearing its head again.

Britain has set a hard deadline of December 2020 to reach a new trade deal with the European Union, betting that the prospect of another Brexit cliff-edge would force Brussels...

At least four people have died after tornadoes and storms left a trail of destruction across the south-east United States.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly warned against attempts “to control” neighboring Libya as tensions grow over Turkey's expanding ties with the Tripoli-based government. Sisi's remarks come after Turkish...

A group of flatmates from Bristol started a “beautiful friendship” with dog Stevie Ticks after writing a plea to her owners to borrow her.

Thousands of workers have rallied across France against the government's plan to raise the retirement age to 64.

Indian student protests which turned into violent clashes with police have galvanised nationwide opposition to a new law that provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants who entered the...

Indian student protests which turned into violent clashes with police have galvanised nationwide opposition to a new law that provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants who entered the...

South Sudan's president and the armed opposition leader agreed on Tuesday to form a power-sharing government by a February deadline, as they face international censure over faltering peace talks. President...

Three people are confirmed dead and several others have been injured as powerful storms smashed into buildings, downed trees and left a trail of destruction around the US Deep South...

Estonia's hardline interior minister has narrowly survived a vote of confidence after his mocking of the new female prime minister of Finland, a close neighbor of the Baltic country, and...

A festive surfer has been spotted hitting the waves dressed as Santa.

Finland is offering a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence for European Union citizens in their own language.

The British government plans for its new relationship with the European Union to be ready to be implemented in January 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Tuesday. The...

Democrats in the US house of representatives have laid out their impeachment case against President Donald Trump.

A fox has been released into the wild after a woman found it sleeping in the wardrobe of her second-floor flat.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of 1 million Syrian refugees in their homeland in “a very short period of time.” Turkey hosts 3.7 million...

Persimmon did not properly install fire barriers in homes it built across the country, a review has found, putting customers at potential risk.

A baby rhino born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has been called the “best Christmas present” keepers could have asked for.

Japan plans to tighten regulations to prevent technology giants, including Facebook Inc and Google, from abusing their market power and having unfair advantage over small businesses, officials said on Tuesday....

JUST when it looked like Britain was about to take a steady course towards Brexit, Boris Johnson has put ‘no deal' back on the table.

Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” code of confidentiality used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the obligation has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims...

Pakistan may face a refugee crisis that would ‘dwarf' others, because of the policies of India's government, including the changing Kashmir's status and its new citizenship law, Pakistan's PM says....

Troubled retailer Ted Baker has lost another long-standing board member just a week after its chairman and chief executive quit.