Mining giant BHP Billiton has been accused of being “woefully negligent” before a deadly dam collapse in Brazil, as it gears up for a multibillion-pound legal fight over the incident.
May 7, 2019
An NHS nurse who was told her marathon world record attempt would only count if she completed the race wearing a skirt has seen the decision overturned after it sparked...
May 7, 2019
A British soldier has been killed while taking part in counter poaching operations in Malawi, Britain's defence ministry said on Tuesday.
May 7, 2019
The band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland offered a musical tribute to the royal baby by playing a special rendition of Congratulations.
May 7, 2019
A survivor of the Russian commercial airliner that crash-landed in Moscow on Sunday, killing 41 people, has said there was lightning moments before the plane began its emergency descent.
May 7, 2019
Former self-help guru Keith Raniere goes on trial on Tuesday on charges of running a secretive New York sex cult that recruited female "slaves" who were then starved, branded with...
May 7, 2019
Eight people were killed and 48 more were seriously injured in less than 10 minutes of "high and terrible drama" during the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack, the...
May 7, 2019
A survivor of the Russian commercial airliner that crash-landed in Moscow on Sunday, killing 41 people, has said there was lightning moments before the plane began its emergency descent.
May 7, 2019
A crowdfunded legal case against Boris Johnson for allegedly abusing public trust during the EU referendum campaign is to receive a hearing in court later this month.
May 7, 2019
More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday...
May 7, 2019
Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev has confirmed that it is mulling a public listing for part of its Asian operations, in a move which could help it to pay down debt...
May 7, 2019
A 24-year-old woman who struck Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with an egg on Tuesday as he campaigned for a May 18 general election has been charged with assault, police...
May 7, 2019
A punter has won £10,000 after Judd Trump's victory in the World Snooker Championship saw a 21-year-old bet finally come off.
May 7, 2019
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head.
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending...
May 7, 2019
Eleven white-painted elephants have gathered with their handlers before Bangkok's Grand Palace to pay respects to Thailand's newly crowned king.
May 7, 2019
Australia's prime minister has been hit on the head with an egg and a 70-year-old woman was knocked off her feet during a protest ahead of a general election next...
May 7, 2019
There was an undeniable buzz as San Francisco Giants and Cincinatti Reds prepared to face off on Monday, but not the kind the players might have wanted.
May 7, 2019
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to receive his first prison visitor other than one of his lawyers when Pamela Anderson meets him in the high-security jail where he is being...
May 7, 2019
Shares in G4S have tumbled after Canadian security firm Garda World Security walked away from a potential £3 billion bid for the British firm.
May 7, 2019
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed a cable deal with Telefonica in Germany to help ease competition concerns over its takeover of large parts of Liberty Global in Europe.
May 7, 2019
Game Of Thrones has admitted that a coffee cup left in a shot in the most recent episode of the show was a mistake.
May 7, 2019
Insurer Hiscox has said an increase in rates at its key businesses helped it post a rise in first-quarter income.
May 7, 2019
Domino's Pizza has warned over losses in its international arm and said it remains in discussions with franchisees amid an escalating row.
May 7, 2019
Purplebricks founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has left the online estate agent as the firm announced it will exit Australia and place its US operations under review.
May 7, 2019
Actor Jared Leto once again made waves at the Met Gala, this time by walking the pink carpet while carrying a model of his head.
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Burma's Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces' abuses of Rohingya Muslims have been pardoned and released.
May 7, 2019
Katy Perry lit up the Met Gala – and arrived on the pink carpet dressed as a chandelier.
May 7, 2019
A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting in Naples, in an incident that has provoked outrage in the Italian city.
May 7, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has joked that her partner's marriage proposal was an intimate moment with just the two of them, a police protection officer, a couple of...
May 7, 2019
A surge in deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out early yesterday with Palestinian officials reporting that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire, ending the most serious...
May 7, 2019
Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss - denouncing "xenophobia, injustice and lies" - before reporting to a federal prison...
May 7, 2019
I hopped in a cab this afternoon and said, "Bethlehem, please". I was so grateful to be in a cab and not on the back of a donkey. And even...
May 7, 2019
France Telecom and its former chief executive stood trial yesterday accused of systematic workplace harassment which prosecutors say triggered a wave of 35 suicides in under two years.
