The European Court of Human Rights has demanded answers in relation to state responsibilities for victims of trafficking.

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old.

Drummers pounded in the new year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over a section of the Great Wall as China joined the rest of the world in marking the start of 2026. Temple bells ...

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa in an overnight ...

Bosses at Edinburgh Zoo have postponed the Wee Waddle, an event where penguins parade along a walkway next to their enclosure, amid fears bird flu is on the rise in the UK. The event generally takes ...

The chairwoman of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, criticised ‘serious shortcomings’ in information sharing.

A 16-year-old has been arrested after allegedly possessing explosive material at his property in Blackpool . There was a significant police presence in the Gloucester Avenue area this afternoon, ...

A man has been charged with murder after a car hit pedestrians in north-west London. Shakaine Dwyer, 29, has been charged with killing Ruben Nunes, 34, from Peterborough, the Metropolitan Police said ...

This winter I've rarely been apart from my Lakeland heated scarf, which keeps me warm when I'm walking the dog or picking my kids up on the ...

Actress Helen Flanagan has shared a candid update about her low mood, car crash and upcoming memoir. Speaking to her 1.1m followers on Instagram on New Year’s Eve, the former Coronation Street star ...

Twinjets is unbeaten in two starts so far this season and will have the assistance of Harry Cobden as he attempt to back up an impressive display at Newbury in November, while conditional Freddie ...

Four fire engines from Burnley, Padiham, and Nelson were called to Accrington Road at around 12.30pm. Accrington Road is partially blocked and a detour is in operation for bus service number five.