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Prince Andrew is stepping back from public duties with the queen's permission because of his association with a notorious sex offender.

Maltese police arrested one of the country's most prominent businessmen yesterday as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two sources said.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said voters did not "give a toss about social media cut and thrust" after Twitter yesterday accused the Conservative Party of misleading the public during...

Brazil's plans for environmental protection remain unchanged even as deforestation skyrockets, but Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said on Wednesday the country was looking for more money to implement those plans.

US ambassador Gordon Sondland has told impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine.

TripAdvisor has suspended reviews for the Pizza Express in Woking Prince Andrew discussed during his interview about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

David Attenborough has said that he hopes the recent wave of climate strikes have "made their point", adding disrupting society "has to be done every now and again".

Firefighters sprang to the aid of a lonely goat that had gotten itself stuck in quite the predicament – on a tiny ledge 60 feet above the ground.

A reindeer-herding community living in the Mongolian mountains are paying the "first price" for climate change due to melting ice, scientists have said.

A Madrid judge has ruled that Ryanair's policy of charging a fee for larger cabin baggage is “abusive” and can no longer be charged in Spain, but the airline shrugged...

A Madrid judge has ruled that Ryanair's policy of charging a fee for larger cabin baggage is “abusive” and can no longer be charged in Spain, but the airline shrugged...

Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival has failed to form a new government, pushing Israel closer to an unprecedented third election in less than a year.

Britain's Prince Andrew said he has asked to step down from public duties for the forseeable future after being engulfed in a growing scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein.

Disney has said Disney Plus account passwords being sold in underground hacking forums are coming from previous breaches at other companies, predating last week's launch of its streaming service.

The Arab League said it will hold an urgent meeting Monday on the US announcement that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank illegal. Hossam Zaki,...

The FTSE 100 led European stock markets lower as international trading was subdued by comments from US president Donald Trump on the state of negotiations with China.

A senior US diplomat told politicians today that President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival of the president, providing some...

A senior US diplomat told politicians today that President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival of the president, providing some...

A farm in Maidenhead has been spotted using alpacas to protect its turkeys from predators including foxes ahead of Christmas.

Luxury fashion brand Burberry has guaranteed all employees around the world at least 18 weeks of leave when they have a baby or adopt a child.

Costa Coffee has appointed former Marks & Spencer clothing boss Jill McDonald as its new chief executive.

A black cat missing for five years has been returned to his owner after turning up more than 1,000 miles from home.

Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez said Wednesday she will call elections in the coming hours, AFP reports. The statement comes after deadly unrest following the resignation of Evo Morales in...

US ambassador Gordon Sondland has told congressional impeachment investigators that Rudy Giuliani was pushing a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with because it was...

US ambassador Gordon Sondland has told congressional impeachment investigators that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of Donald Trump and pushed a “quid pro quo”...

Yemen's Houthi movement released three vessels and 16 people it had seized, South Korea's Foreign Ministry and a Houthi military source in Yemen said on Wednesday. The seizure on Sunday...

Hong Kong schools have reopened after a six-day shutdown, but students and commuters faced transport disruptions as the last anti-government protesters remained holed up on a university campus, surrounded by...

Investment firm Janus Henderson has been slapped with a £1.9 million fine by the City watchdog after misleading and overcharging more than 4,700 investors over almost five years.

A commuter has been criticised for cleaning his teeth and spitting on the floor of a busy Tube station during rush hour.

A woman in Australia walked into a wildfire to save a badly burnt koala.

Around 100,000 Syrians living without approval in Istanbul had left it since early July, when the government set a deadline for Syrians not registered in the city to leave for...

Greece will shut overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centers, toughening the stance towards asylum seekers. The conservative government said on Wednesday...

Budget retailer Poundland has ended its across-the-board £1 price pledge with the introduction of products ranging from 50p to £5 in every UK store.

Virgin Trains have released a celebrity-filled music video featuring Sir Richard Branson starting a party to mark the operator's departure from Britain's railways.

Key Israeli legislator Avigdor Lieberman has refused to endorse a candidate for prime minister, virtually guaranteeing the country will be forced into its third election in less than a year.

Ofgem has ripped up 26 gas and electricity licences linked to just five men, as the regulator faces calls to clamp down on pre-packaged energy suppliers after a string of...

The United States said on Wednesday it will provide Vietnam with another coastguard cutter, boosting Hanoi's ability to patrol the South China Sea amid tensions with Beijing. US Defense Secretary...

Actor Ralf Little said he has been suspended from Twitter after changing his account to mimic the Conservative Party press office.

A focus on reshaping Software company Sage's cloud services ate into profits in the year ending September.