The situation in Lebanon could become “much, much more dangerous”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned as he urged Britons in the country to leave. The UK Government has chartered a flight out of ...

A 14-year-old girl has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after a suspected acid attack outside a school in west London. A boy aged 16 and a 27-year-old woman were also injured after ...

The bus was carrying 44 passengers from central Uthai Thani province for a school trip in Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces, reporters were told. Published 1 hour ago Rescuers hold a white cloth to ...

A view of Scriptorium: The Illuminated Histories, a light and sound installation by Luxmuralis at Rochester Cathedral in Kent Rochester Cathedral will light up with legends, dragons and biblical ...

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas in the US have set up picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on for more than ...

The number of people aged 90 and older has reached a new record high, according to estimates for England and Wales. There were 551,758 in this “very old” category in 2023, up from 550,830 the previous ...

The proportion of women aged 16 to 24 in Great Britain who are daily e-cigarette users is at its highest level since current records began, new figures suggest. Some 8.7% of females in this age group ...

Hayley Valentine has been appointed as the new director of BBC Scotland after around 18 years with the corporation. Ms Valentine, currently head of BBC Midlands in Birmingham, will take up the post in ...

Japan’s parliament has formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new prime minister. Mr Ishiba was chosen as the party’s leader on Friday to ...

Mr Rutte said his priorities would be Nato’s support for Ukraine, increasing defence spending and strengthening partnerships around the world. Published 2 hours ago Outgoing Nato Secretary General ...

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as US president, Jimmy Carter has reached the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home hospice care, turned 100 on Tuesday October 1, ...

The Georgia Democrat and 39th president was born on October 1 1924 in Plains, where he has lived more than 80 of his 100 years. Published 2 hours ago Jimmy Carter greets attendees as he departs the ...