Nigel Farage has been accused of “racism and hatred” by John Swinney in the last weekend of campaigning before polls open in the Hamilton by-election. The Scottish First Minster hit out at the Reform ...

Landslides and flash flooding triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains in India’s north east have killed at least 22 people. Five people, including three from a single family, were killed on ...

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and emptied dozens of lorries, the UN World Food Programme said, as desperation mounts following Israel’s months-long blockade and air strikes. The WFP said that ...

The Hillsborough Fort Guard was created in the 17th century when a royal warrant was first issued by Charles II.

The death toll from the collapse of a stone quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province has risen to at least 17, with eight people still missing. The victims were trapped in the rubble when the Gunung ...

The family of healthy eating advocate Michael Mosley has set up a research project to honour his memory. Mosley, who died aged 67 while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley on the Greek ...

A new three-drug combination could help women with a common form of aggressive breast cancer live longer, research suggests. The treatment could also delay the need for gruelling chemotherapy, ...

A man has been arrested after a car collided with a number of pedestrians following a report of a fight, Leicestershire Police said. Those involved in the crash are understood to have attended a ...

At least 151 people have been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria.

A boy rescued from the River Thames is in a stable condition as the search for a missing girl continues, police said. A search was launched after two children got into trouble in the water near the ...

The drowning of two teenagers off the coast of Co Donegal remains an “open wound”, a priest has said. The funeral of Matt Sibanda heard that the 18-year-old was “undeniably wise and good beyond his ...

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on small boat crossings including with measures targeting smuggling gangs.