An Indian appeal court has overturned the acquittal of one of two suspects in the rape and murder of a teenage British girl whose body was found on a beach...
July 17, 2019
An Irish tourist in Australia got the shock of his life after trying to get a photograph with an octopus - which turned out to be one of the most...
July 17, 2019
The boss of easyHotel has said the UK is still a “great place to do business” despite Brexit uncertainty hitting the hospitality sector, as the budget chain reopens its flagship...
July 17, 2019
Big spenders in the City are snapping up luxury watches in huge numbers, according to newly listed Watches of Switzerland.
July 17, 2019
Saga has seen its shares surge after activist investor Elliott bought a 5% stake in the troubled insurance firm.
July 17, 2019
More than 80 shipping containers found to be filled with plastic waste in a Cambodian seaport came from the US and Canada, the Environment Ministry has said.
July 17, 2019
Dutch airline KLM has come under fire for requesting breastfeeding mothers cover up to prevent other passengers being offended.
July 17, 2019
The Irishman facing deportation from the US has been given until Friday to agree to leave or else face significant jail time, his family has said.
July 17, 2019
About 2,000 Hong Kong senior citizens, including a popular actress, have marched in a show of support for youths at the forefront of month-long protests against a contentious extradition bill...
July 17, 2019
A 250-pound tortoise was rescued by police after being spotted by the side of the road.
July 17, 2019
The European Union is opening an antitrust probe into Amazon to see whether the US online shopping giant uses data from independent retailers to gain an edge in the market.
July 17, 2019
Builder Galliford Try has affirmed expectations for the full year, as it completes a restructuring of its construction business.
July 17, 2019
Increased take-up of fibre services drove higher revenue at TalkTalk in the first quarter, the company has said.
July 17, 2019
Mr Kipling cake-maker Premier Foods has revealed an increase in sales, partly thanks to the cooler spring and summer weather leading to a boost for Bisto gravy, Paxo stuffing and...
July 17, 2019
BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has voiced fury over US President Donald Trump's recent tweets telling four female Democratic politicians to “go back” to the countries from which they came.
July 17, 2019
Telecoms giant BT has agreed a £209.6 million deal to sell its London headquarters as it ploughs on with a radical overhaul of its offices.
July 17, 2019
Rescuers have found 14 bodies and pulled out 11 survivors as they began winding down operations at the site of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India's financial capital of...
July 17, 2019
The Italian writer Andrea Camilleri, who won loyal fans worldwide for the Inspector Montalbano books, has died at the age of 93.
July 17, 2019
Vimto maker Nichols has brushed aside a “challenging” UK market to notch up rising half-year sales and profits.
July 17, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for "racist comments" against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic measure aimed at shaming Trump and his...
July 17, 2019
Commuters on a train to London were held up when a passenger got their hair extensions caught in a door.
July 17, 2019
It seems two little blue penguins could not stay away from a New Zealand sushi takeaway – returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them...
July 17, 2019
US President Donald Trump has insisted his tweets suggesting four Democratic congresswomen return to their countries "were not racist
July 17, 2019
Ladbrokes and Coral owner GVC has seen sales from its betting shops tumble by nearly a fifth after the recent crackdown on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals.
July 17, 2019
Iggy Azalea has asked for a collaboration with Peppa Pig, after it was announced that both were releasing albums on the same day.
July 17, 2019
Sudan's ruling military and the pro-democracy movement have signed a document as part of a power-sharing deal meant to end the country's political deadlock.
July 17, 2019
Astronomers have indefinitely stopped looking through 13 existing telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii while protesters block a road in an attempt to prevent the construction of...
July 17, 2019
Donald Trump insisted he did not have a "racist bone" in his body as he intensified his criticisms yesterday of four Democrat congresswomen amid a lack of criticism from Republicans.
July 17, 2019
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins yesterday returned to the exact spot from which he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
July 17, 2019
France's environment minister was forced to resign yesterday amid outrage over reports of lavish taxpayer-funded dinners, with wines costing up to €550 a bottle - as he was cutting spending...
July 17, 2019
A United Arab Emirates oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz stopped in Iranian waters and switched off its transponder more than three days ago, according to shipping tracking...
July 17, 2019
North Korea warned yesterday that planned military exercises involving US and South Korean forces would jeopardise proposed disarmament talks with Washington, and hinted it might respond by resuming nuclear and...
July 17, 2019
Matteo Salvini, Italy's hardline interior minister, has sent a letter to provincial representatives requesting "a report on the presence of Roma, Sinti and Camminanti settlements" in their territories within two...
July 17, 2019
A federal judge has ordered singer R Kelly to be held in a Chicago jail without bond on sex-related charges.
