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Demonstrators in Hong Kong planned to march to the US Embassy on Sunday to drum up international support for their months-long protest movement, a day after attempts to disrupt transport...

Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast on Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people.

Companies on London's junior market are set to pay out record amounts to investors this year, even as the smaller stocks decline in value due to Brexit uncertainty.

Visits to Britain's high streets continued to decline over August, as nervous consumers reined back spending.

Neil Rutter is one of the UK's most successful athletes, with three world titles to his name – yet hardly anyone has heard of him.

US President Donald Trump said he cancelled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed...

Leading British politician Amber Rudd has sensationally quit the Cabinet and the Conservative Party in protest at Boris Johnson's handling of Brexit.

The Sunday Times has published a list of Britain's top 100 influencers, based on those with the best social media engagement and most committed fans.

Thousands of demonstrators marched throughout France on the 43rd consecutive weekend of Yellow Vest protests against the economic policies of President Emmanuel Macron. Police detained 89 demonstrators in the capital...

Todd Phillips' dark comic book film Joker has won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

An image of Boris Johnson dressed as a green duck was projected on to the side of Cardiff Castle, in the latest campaign by Led By Donkeys.

Search and rescue teams were still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris after Hurricane Dorian, as the death toll rose to 43.

The family of the six-year-old French boy who was allegedly thrown from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London has said he is making "amazing" progress.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and “Hot Priest” Andrew Scott surprised Fleabag fans by handing out cans of gin and tonic to people queuing for tickets to the stage show at 6am on...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and “Hot Priest” Andrew Scott surprised Fleabag fans by handing out cans of gin and tonic to people queuing for tickets to the stage show at 6am on...

Planes carrying prisoners freed by Russia and Ukraine have landed in the countries' capitals, in an exchange that could be a significant step towards improving relations between Moscow and Kiev.

A US government agency has backed president Donald Trump over a disputed claim over the potential impact of Hurricane Dorian on Alabama.

A father has signed up for the Great North Run two years after a triple-cancer diagnosis hit his family.

Days of official mourning have begun in Zimbabwe for Robert Mugabe, who had become a national hero despite decades of rule that left the country struggling.

Days of official mourning have begun in Zimbabwe for Robert Mugabe, who had become a national hero despite decades of rule that left the country struggling.

A major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has seen 35 people detained in each country freed and then flown to the other, a move that could advance relations between...

Pope Francis has denounced the illegal logging and exploitation of Madagascar's unique natural resources as he opened a visit to the Indian Ocean nation.

Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a spokesman said.

Hong Kong authorities are limiting airport transport services and controlling access to terminals as they prepare for a second weekend of disruption following overnight demonstrations that turned violent.

Dozens of people trapped on a scuba diving boat that caught fire off the Southern California coast appear to have died from smoke inhalation and not burns, authorities have said.

RICHARD JOHNSON said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian. The boy was blown into churning storm surge and is among thousands of people missing,...

POLICE fired rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray to clear protesters outside a Hong Kong subway station yesterday, the latest clash in 14 weeks of sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.

DENMARK'S prime minister said yesterday that the country is in talks with a number of European allies about an international naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of...

Since he came to power as UK prime minister, Boris Johnson has adopted a blitzkrieg approach to government, both in his dealings with his opponents and leaders of the EU.

THE owners of an Austrian hotel are suing a German guest over an online review in which he accused them of decorating the reception area with a shrine to a...

A masked man broke into the home of the head of Russia's Central Election Commission yesterday and repeatedly tried to taser her, the Interior Ministry said, two days before an...

A 74-year-old woman in India has set a world record by giving birth to twins, saying she and her husband always wanted children but never thought it would happen.

Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign sent letters to major technology companies yesterday imploring them to do more to root out disinformation ahead of the 2020 election.

Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, who has died aged 95, began his 37 years in power as a Nobel Peace Prize nominee credited with creating Africa's most successful...

Shorn of her late husband's protection, Grace Mugabe is likely to be feeling more than a little exposed as she begins her widowhood.

US DEFENCE Secretary Mark Esper has said it appeared Iran was inching toward a place where talks could be held, days after President Donald Trump left the door open to...

Along its punishing path over the last 13 days, Hurricane Dorian bashed the US Virgin Islands, bombarded the northern Bahamas, grazed Florida and scraped the coasts of Georgia and the...

MEXICAN Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said yesterday that the country's immigration plan had reduced the flow of undocumented migrants crossing the country toward the US border by 56pc between May...

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said yesterday that the country's immigration plan had reduced the flow of undocumented migrants crossing the country toward the US border by 56pc between May...

Country singer Kylie Rae Harris caused the three-vehicle crash that left her and a 16-year-old girl dead, authorities in the US have said.