One of the strongest typhoons in years has lifted waves taller than lampposts on to Hong Kong promenades and created rough seas on the southern Chinese coast after causing deadly destruction in Taiwan ...

She said the boy was assaulted by other pupils at Donaldson’s School for the Deaf and abandoned by the side of the road on a trip.

Greggs has teamed up with Fenwick Newcastle to launch Tavern that will serve exclusive beers and a menu inspired by its ...

Some expressed hope that Donald Trump’s words would be backed up by concrete support for Ukraine, while others were wary of his unpredictability.

Sir Sadiq Khan has called Donald Trump racist, sexist and Islamophobic after the US president renewed his feud with the London mayor during a speech to the United Nations. “I think President Trump has ...

Scientists have slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease for the first time with a “groundbreaking” new treatment. Experts from University College London (UCL) said the finding could “change ...

Hollywood star Sean Bean has backed a campaign to save green belt land where he played as child, saying proposed housing developments would be a “tragedy”. Bean was brought up in the Handsworth area ...

Tesco has confirmed it is experiencing a shortage of Salt & Vinegar Rice Cakes stocks following concerns it had been discontinued.

Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza have said that some of their boats were attacked by drones overnight while sailing south of Greece. The Global Sumud ...

Maria Steen has fallen short of the 20 signatures required to enter Ireland’s presidential race as the nomination window closed with three candidates confirmed. To be eligible to run, a candidate must ...

US president Donald Trump’s comments about paracetamol during pregnancy are “not responsible”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. Mr Trump said this week there had been a “meteoric rise” in cases of ...

The Danish toy giant announced the deal to buy the Lego and Legoland branded discovery centres by the end of the year.