Russian officials confirmed an oil spill, but said experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent.

Police have launched a murder inquiry following the “brutal and senseless” death of a woman in Co Down. The victim, who suffered a head injury, has been named as Karen Cummings, 40. Two men have been ...

Fat Tony has alleged he was left with facial injuries after an incident where he was hit at a gig. The DJ and podcaster, real name Anthony Marnoch, who performed on Friday at Lido Margate in Kent, ...

Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line”. Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the “extreme anti-Israel ...

Officials in San Francisco issued the city’s first ever tornado warning while on the opposite coast New York State was hit by ...

No Man's Land Fort — or just No Man's Fort — in the Solent previously operated as a luxury hotel. However, despite huge investment and award wins, it closed in 2020 and was sold at auction earlier ...

Forecasters have issued a warning of persistent rain that could make travel conditions difficult in parts of Scotland over the next three days. The Met Office yellow warning, which covers parts of the ...

A triple shooting which left one woman dead and a man in critical condition “sounded like fireworks” and left people in the street “crying and screaming”, neighbours said. Police were called at around ...

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 winner Chris McCausland has turned the “scary” prospect of losing your sight into a “hopeful” story, charities have said.

At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France’s Interior Ministry said. The ministry said it was proving ...

A man in his 20s has been killed after a crash between a car and his motorbike. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) believe that a Skoda Fabia travelling east along Chorley Old Road in Horwich, Bolton, ...

The Home Secretary said the UK has a “complex” relationship with Beijing as she was questioned about concerns over a businessman who is now banned from the country but previously became close with the ...