A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and ...

The mother of a vulnerable NHS worker raped and killed by a predator on a park bench has told of her “absolute contempt” for him after he showed “no remorse”. Cas Shotter Weetman said she was not ...

David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under ...

At least 50 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in Gaza, including children, according to hospital officials. In ...

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after the death of a four-month-old boy, Dyfed-Powys Police said. The force said officers attended a call in Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire, from ...

The Cuban government has announced emergency measures to slash electricity demand, including suspending classes, shutting down some state-owned workplaces and cancelling nonessential services.

Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes paused his concert to pay tribute to the late One Direction singer Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel ...

A difficult pool will be the perfect platform for the Red Roses according to skipper Marlie Packer after England were drawn alongside Australia, ...

Sunday’s Great South Run has been cancelled because of high winds and rain expected from Storm Ashley, organisers have said. Great Run, which organises the annual 10-mile race in Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

Cuba’s electrical grid went down on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive ...

Philip G Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment which was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died at the age of 91. Stanford ...

Former Top Gear presenter James May has suggested that the show's format would need some alteration if it were to return. May presented the BBC motoring show with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond ...