Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...

Thunderstorms and heavy showers have struck parts of the UK, as forecasters warned of further unsettled weather over the coming days. A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain is in force ...

Events were held in the Netherlands to mark the 80th anniversary of an operation that did not achieve its key objective.

McLaren’s Lando Norris led the way, four tenths clear of Mercedes’ George Russell, with Oscar Piastri third. Max Verstappen, only 15th on Friday, finished fourth – 0.894 seconds adrift of Norris. But ...

Meliesha Jones was dealing with a customer complaint with a colleague when she pressed reply instead of forward on an email.

Tributes have been paid after Radcliffe FC chairman Paul Hilton has suddenly died. The 43-year-old had chaired the club since 2016. In a statement, Radcliffe FC said: “It is with profound sadness that ...

Thousands of beer lovers have descended on Munich for the start of the world’s largest folk festival. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon on Saturday when he inserted ...

Some 700 paratroopers took part in the jump, including the Red Devils, the British Army’s freefall parachute display team. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, part of ...

Heavy rain has triggered landslides and floods in a northern region of Japan, leaving one person dead and several missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level of alert for heavy ...

A Labour mayor has said he thinks there will be “a spoonful of sugar along with the medicine” in the Budget next month.

A legal team representing alleged victims confirmed on Saturday morning that they have ‘had over 150 new enquiries’.

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from ...