At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

Footballer turned tennis player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

Thirty National Lottery winners from the last three decades enjoyed an “incredible experience” in a shoot by a celebrity British photographer to celebrate the lottery’s 30th birthday. The 30 ...

Some 155 sites have been added to the at-risk register in 2024, while 124 have been removed after work to conserve them.

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place from August 1-24 2025. The full programme for the festival will be announced with tickets going on sale in March 2025.

The average property in Britain is valued at 3.8 times the average annual household income, assuming two people working full-time, Zoopla said.

Charles was born on November 14 1948 at Buckingham Palace – the first child of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.