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US President Donald Trump said in a tweet in advance of his campaign launch last night that US immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting "next week".

Climate experts have released a photo showing sled dogs appearing to walk on water as they wade through partially melted sea ice to retrieve scientific equipment in north-west Greenland.

Candidates clashed over Brexit escape routes during the BBC Tory leadership debate.

While the candidates for the Tory leadership debated issues and answered questions on television, social media reacted.

Actor John Cusack has apologised for tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it.

A baseball fan has gone viral for his unusual choice of in-game snack – a large tub of mayonnaise.

A starving polar bear has strayed hundreds of kilometres from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into the major Russian industrial city of Norilsk in northern Siberia.

US authorities have seized more than one billion US dollars (£790 million) worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts...

Alabama investigators say a man kept a caged “attack squirrel” in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to ensure it stayed aggressive.

Netflix show Queer Eye says it is bringing fabulousness to the masses for two more seasons.

President Donald Trump has announced that acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan is withdrawing his nomination to lead the Pentagon.

Boris Johnson has topped the ballot in the second round of voting in the Tory leadership contest, with Dominic Raab eliminated from the race to be the next prime minister.

An Asian black bear in Russia has been captured on video enjoying a backrub against a tree – before trying to eat a surveillance camera.

A video of a cathedral bust that looks like former Match Of The Day commentator John Motson has amused thousands on Twitter.

Uncollected rubbish is piling up on the streets of the southern Bosnian city of Mostar – one of the Balkan nation's main tourist destinations – since residents began blocking access...

Troubled five-a-side football pitch business Goals Soccer Centres has confirmed its has hired advisers to assess future options, which could see a sale of the listed firm.

As he mounts his bid for re-election, US President Donald Trump is offering himself as the outsider once again – but it is a much more awkward pitch to make...

Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians and activists have rejected a new apology by the city's leader over a highly unpopular extradition bill, demanding that she quit and that the legislation be...

Tesco has revealed that it is testing a delivery robot, as it detailed a raft of new ideas for the supermarket's future development.

A father who left inspirational messages on his step-daughter's door was surprised this Father's Day when she returned all the notes to him.

A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world has died.

Climate experts have released a photo showing sled dogs appearing to walk on water as they wade through partially melted sea ice to retrieve scientific equipment in north-west Greenland.

Inflation is expected to have slipped in May, following an Easter boost to transport prices in the previous month.

The boss of the Serpentine Galleries has quit, claiming she was forced out due to “misjudged personal attacks” on her family over her husband's involvement with a controversial tech firm.

The New York man charged with keeping women as sex slaves branded with his initials is one of the few cult leaders to face prosecution in the United States, but...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was visibly shaking as she greeted the new Ukrainian leader in the hot sun in Berlin, saying later that she clearly had not...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and unwell as she received new Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the chancellery in Berlin, with her whole body visibly shaking.

Almost 60pc of Conservative Party members would accept Northern Ireland breaking away from the rest of the UK if it meant Brexit was delivered, a poll has suggested.

Dogs have evolved their “sad eyes” facial expression in order to help them get on better with humans, according to new research.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to remove millions of people living in the country illegally as he prepares to formally announce his re-election bid.

A man who robbed a bank while holding a banana has been jailed for 14 months.

YouTuber Elijah Daniel has purchased a small town in Michigan named Hell and renamed it “Gay Hell” in protest against a Trump policy banning US embassies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride...

YouTuber Elijah Daniel has purchased a small town in Michigan named Hell and renamed it “Gay Hell” in protest against a Trump policy banning US embassies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride...

A woman who has had seven children removed from her care is pregnant again, a family court judge in the UK has been told.

Iran is not seeking to wage war against any nation, the country's president has said while at the same time stressing that Iranians will withstand mounting US pressure and emerge...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that motorway tolls in Germany are illegal because they unfairly penalise drivers from other European Union countries.

Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart has denied he was a spy - but said he could not admit it if he had been.

Hong Kong's leader has apologised for an unpopular extradition bill that drew massive protests and indicated that it will not be revived during the current legislative session.

Facebook has announced its own form of cryptocurrency called Libra alongside a digital wallet named Calibra, which will allow users to pay for everyday items directly using their smartphone.

Utility Warehouse owner Telecom Plus attracted higher numbers of customers last year, as the company said it was poised to take advantage of the “challenging” energy marketplace.