The UK has sanctioned a Russian military officer accused of helping poison former double agent Sergei Skripal with novichok in Salisbury. The Foreign Office has imposed 56 new sanctions on people and ...

Detectives investigating allegations of sexual offences against DJ Tim Westwood have submitted evidence to prosecutors to consider charges. Claims of non-recent sexual abuse were made against the ...

Vampire bats have been put on a treadmill as a study showed the special way they use blood for energy - as well as how quickly they can run. Footage shows one bat using its wings to sprint along ...

This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, likely averaging 1.55C to above pre-industrial levels, the EU earth observation agency said. The record ...

A "dangerously fast" wildfire in California fuelled by strong winds has spread, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee - as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme ...

Police have made a direct appeal to those involved in the murder of a teenager to finally bring her family closure, exactly 30 years after she disappeared. Lindsay Rimer, 13, went out to buy a box of ...

A memorial dedicated to a First World War soldier, awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery, has been given Grade II status. Private James Miller from Lancashire was shot as he left his trench to ...

An Australian Olympian, whose breakdancing routine at the Paris Games went viral, says she will no longer compete. Rachael Gunn known competitively as 'Raygun', says her professional career is over.

The US election is all but over, the headline result is known with just a couple of states left to declare for either candidate. Donald Trump is headed back to the White House in January, but before ...