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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

More than £11 million has been raised in two days after a UK appeal to help those affected by conflict in the Middle East. The King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales are among those who ...

The documentary follows campaigners from Hope not Hate, which describes itself as an organisation working to expose and oppose far-right extremism.

The former boss of Stirling Council has been appointed as the SNP’s interim chief executive after the resignation of Murray Foote. Carol Beattie was appointed interim chief executive by the party’s ...

Liam Payne’s sister, Ruth Gibbins, says she does not feel “this world was good enough or kind enough” to him in a heartfelt tribute to her late brother. In a statement posted on Instagram on Saturday, ...

Liam Payne’s sister Ruth Gibbins said she does not feel “this world was good enough or kind enough to you [Liam]," in a statement posted ...