At least 28 bodies were pulled from the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with ...

Three Israelis and five Thais were handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday with 110 Palestinians expected to be exchanged in ...

Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon has said the UK media industry must avoid becoming an “American news swamp” where young people get their news from unregulated platforms such as social media.

Nasa’s two stuck astronauts have taken their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in.

Singer Patti Smith collapsed during a presentation in Brazil on Wednesday night, and later returned to apologise for needing to end her show early. Video published on social media showed her lying on ...

The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning ...

The party leaders, along with Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, have sent a letter to the Prime Minister.

Bulgarian Vanya Gaberova, 30, told jurors on Thursday that she knew nothing of Biser Dzhambazov’s spy activities as they travelled together.

Rescuers are working to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope on the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty and contacted British Divers Marine Life Rescue ...

Vivek Gurav is behind what is understood to be the world’s largest community of ploggers – joggers who litter pick.

The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by MPs and Lords.

Under the existing first-past-the-post system, voters select their preferred candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins.