Breaking News

Australian actor Craig McLachlan has been cleared in court of allegations he indecently assaulted his stage co-stars in 2014.

Canada administered its first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic.

Canada administered its first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic.

Canada administered its first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to do so in the effort to beat back the pandemic.

The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the next US president on Monday, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede...

The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the next US president on Monday, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede...

A charity has hauled a ceramic sink up a range of volcanic hills near Glasgow to highlight the struggles of the world's poorest people to access safe water.

A charity has hauled a ceramic sink up a range of volcanic hills near Glasgow to highlight the struggles of the world's poorest people to access safe water.

New York's high profile Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday denied a former aide's allegations over the weekend that he sexually harassed her by making inappropriate comments about her appearance.

Deadlines. They're the bane of every journalist's life. Most hacks file on time. Others? Well, some are renowned for filing late copy and it will probably come as no great...

Fresh claims have been made about Prince Andrew's movements around the time one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims alleges she had underage sex with him.

Deadlines. They're the bane of every journalist's life. Most hacks file on time. Others? Well, some are renowned for filing late copy and it will probably come as no great...

Smiling and sporting a dark green cap with an American flag, Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, posed side by side with a former Ku Klux Klan leader at a campaign event...

Deadlines. They're the bane of every journalist's life. Most hacks file on time. Others? Well, some are renowned for filing late copy and it will probably come as no great...

Cyclonic conditions along Australia's northeast coast generated huge seas that washed away beaches at popular tourist spots, and destructive winds and rain that caused widespread flooding.

It's easy to lose a sense of perspective when you are too close to something – perhaps that's what has happened on Brexit. The swamplands, hills and troughs it has...

It's easy to lose a sense of perspective when you are too close to something – perhaps that's what has happened on Brexit. The swamplands, hills and troughs it has...

It's easy to lose a sense of perspective when you are too close to something – perhaps that's what has happened on Brexit. The swamplands, hills and troughs it has...

Strange that under the cover of a global pandemic and Brexit chaos, our Government should have planned to fast-track the ratification of a trade deal known as Ceta (Comprehensive Economic...

US attorney general William Barr, one of Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension over the president's baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into Joe Biden's...

Strange that under the cover of a global pandemic and Brexit chaos, our Government should have planned to fast-track the ratification of a trade deal known as Ceta (Comprehensive Economic...

America's electors ignored political pressure and security concerns yesterday to cast their votes for the next US president, with Joe Biden expected to be formally nominated.

Strange that under the cover of a global pandemic and Brexit chaos, our Government should have planned to fast-track the ratification of a trade deal known as Ceta (Comprehensive Economic...

US attorney general William Barr, one of Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension over the president's baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into Joe Biden's...

Joe Biden has cleared the 270 electoral vote mark to formalise his presidential victory with California's 55 votes.

Joe Biden has cleared the 270 electoral vote mark to formalise his presidential victory with California's 55 votes.

A US appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about two of the late pop star's sex abuse accusers can...

The US death toll from coronavirus has topped 300,000 on the day the country began dispensing Covid-19 shots in a huge campaign to conquer the outbreak.

Presidential electors coast to coast in the US are casting the votes that will affirm Joe Biden as the nation's next president, a formality that took on added importance this...

Presidential electors coast to coast in the US are casting the votes that will affirm Joe Biden as the nation's next president, a formality that took on added importance this...

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has imposed a tough new five-week nationwide lockdown, saying schools, non-essential shops, museums and gyms will close at midnight until January 19.

Britain's biggest midwifery choir has launched a new charity Christmas single, with the aim of raising £500,000 — £1 for each baby born since the beginning of the pandemic.

A monolith that appeared on the Isle of Wight has been put on sale on eBay after being removed from the beach.

No sooner had traders breathed a sigh of relief as the “final” deadline for negotiations over a trade deal between the UK and EU was extended, they were hit with...

Anxiety is growing among the parents of hundreds of students who remain missing three days after gunmen attacked their school in Katsina State in northern Nigeria.

The Netherlands will enter its toughest lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic this week, as Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to announce that schools and shops will be closed for...

A new strain of coronavirus has been identified in southern England as tougher restrictions were imposed in London.

Flexible options when booking flights can send the cost soaring by as much as around 17 times the original price, according to Which?

Insurers' pledges to support customers working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic and drivers have been extended to March 2021.

Outsourcing giant Capita has agreed to sell its education platform division to private equity house Montagu for up to £400 million.