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 ...

Germany has proved a happy hunting ground for Tiffany over the course of her career and amongst her seven victories in 13 career starts are two wins at Baden-Baden and one in Hannover, as well as last ...

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.

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

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 ...

Union leaders have challenged bosses at the University of Edinburgh to “take their heads out of the sand” and rule out compulsory redundancies in a bid to prevent further strike action.

Salford have requested an independent review of North Yorkshire Police’s decision not to pursue charges against an individual who allegedly racially abused one of their players during a pre-season ...

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 ...

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 ...

The family of a British couple detained in Iran have said they have “no clear information” on their upcoming court appearance, claiming UK officials are also “in the dark”. Lindsay and Craig Foreman ...

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 ...

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 ...