A US presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancour approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether ...

Oldham's iconic temple lit up the night sky as thousands attended for Diwali celebrations. The 'festival of light', which celebrates the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light ...

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the US Senate on Tuesday. The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who twice came close to ...

The Welsh dancer will not take part in the rest of the BBC dance competition this year while she recovers from a foot injury.

Dame Rebecca Harris has already been named as chief whip, but there has been no official announcement of the new Conservative front bench.

Supporters of former president Evo Morales in Bolivia have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage, the country’s government said, as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued ...

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake intended to be the star of an international competition has been withdrawn after it was badly damaged as it was taken to the event. The cake, wearing an outfit from the ...

Rachel Patrick, a head keeper at the zoo said the rescued racoon appears calm and is eating. “The racoon we have caught last night appears to be no worse for wear, is eating and calm,” Ms Patrick told ...

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake intended to be the star of an international competition has been withdrawn after the hands were shaken off in transit. The cake, wearing an an outfit from the singer’s ...

Vanessa LeMaistre alleges she visited the producer – real name Leland Wayne – in a recording studio and woke up later as he raped her.

Andrew’s annual £1 million “living allowance” has been withdrawn by Charles, according to the serialisation of a new book by royal writer Robert Hardman published in the Daily Mail.

Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK “stands with Spain during this difficult time” after flash floods killed more than 200 people. The Prime Minister has also been in touch with the prime minister ...