Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi has conceded his parliamentary seat to his rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has claimed a decisive victory in India's general election.
May 23, 2019
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party claimed it won re-election with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the head of the main opposition party conceded a...
May 23, 2019
Deliveroo is accelerating its UK operation by opening in 10 new towns, as a study claimed expansion at the company could create 70,000 new jobs.
May 23, 2019
A Spice Girls fan has listed the original Union Jack bus from the 1997 film Spice World on Airbnb for two overnight stays.
May 23, 2019
Botswana's government has lifted its ban on elephant hunting, a decision that is likely to bring protests from wildlife protection groups.
May 23, 2019
Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world's highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups.
May 23, 2019
The competition watchdog has accused four drugs companies of colluding to restrict the supply of an anti-nausea tablet, driving up NHS prices dramatically.
May 23, 2019
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has cycled to a polling station to cast his vote in European Parliament elections.
May 23, 2019
John Lewis & Partners is to trial a new delivery option allowing customers to pick up online orders from The Co-operative shops.
May 23, 2019
Voters are heading to the polls across the UK for the European Parliament elections.
May 23, 2019
As the UK goes to the polls in the European Parliament elections, many of the nation's pets are getting in on the action as well.
May 23, 2019
The invention of gingerbread and a Hulk Hogan lung transplant were among the outlandish tales Twitter users shared after a comedian urged them to share the most outrageous lies they'd...
May 23, 2019
Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the reproduction of captive animals unless their young are destined to...
May 23, 2019
Islamic extremists exploded a suicide car bomb near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, killing at least nine people, including former foreign minister Hussein Elabe Fahiye, who was an adviser...
May 23, 2019
Hollywood Bowl has reported surging profits on the back of a major refurbishment programme.
May 23, 2019
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded 2.9 million Australian dollars (£1.5 million) damages in a defamation case against a newspaper publisher and journalist over reports he had been accused...
May 23, 2019
All Bar One and Harvester owner Mitchells & Butlers returned to profit growth in the first half, as the company said its sales had outperformed competitors.
May 23, 2019
A POLICE department in the US has reached a deal with a fugitive that would have him surrender if enough people "like" a wanted poster on Facebook.
May 23, 2019
Video footage has captured the dramatic moment a dog jumps from a motor home during a high-speed police chase in Los Angeles.
May 23, 2019
Bosses of Legoland and Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments have rebuffed calls from a US activist investor to sell the company and remove it from the stock market.
May 23, 2019
Pub group Young's has posted strong annual growth, but warned it will be tough to beat the growth of last year's bumper World Cup summer.
May 23, 2019
Broadband provider TalkTalk has been persuading existing customers to switch to its faster, more expensive, fibre broadband service, helping to reduce its losses, the company said.
May 23, 2019
A “violent tornado” has touched down in Missouri, causing possible fatalities and heavy damage, according to the US National Weather Service.
May 23, 2019
Bargain retailer B&M posted another year of profit and revenue growth, despite issues in its German business and a weak period for homeware sales.
May 23, 2019
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his party have a commanding lead as votes are counted after a six-week general election, sending the stock market soaring in anticipation of another...
May 23, 2019
Indian election officials have begun counting votes that were cast in the country's mammoth general elections.
May 23, 2019
Prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party were leading in several races as vote counting began on Thursday in India's massive general elections.
May 23, 2019
Using a mobile phone on a trip to the supermarket pushes up shopping bills by 41pc on average, a study has found.
May 23, 2019
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after six people died yesterday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in...
May 23, 2019
Donald Trump pulled the plug on infrastructure talks with Democrats in spectacular fashion yesterday, storming out of a meeting over their refusal to drop "phoney investigations" into his administration.
May 23, 2019
Turkey's defence minister has said the country is preparing for potential US sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems.
May 23, 2019
The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War II, a senior United Nations security expert said, calling it an "urgent" issue that the world...
May 23, 2019
The United States and Britain have warned Syria that they will "respond appropriately" if allegations of a fresh chemical attack on rebels are confirmed.
May 23, 2019
A 'Jeremy Kyle Show' guest was found dead in his rented room in a suspected suicide after "growing concerned about the repercussions of the show", an inquest in England has...
May 23, 2019
US politicians were bitterly divided yesterday over whether Iran poses an imminent threat to US interests or the Trump administration is exaggerating intelligence to lay the groundwork for war.
May 23, 2019
Japanese school rules that force children to dye their hair black so that they fit in with their classmates are facing a growing backlash, fuelled by a viral video campaign...
