April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial ...

North Korea fired several types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, adding to a run of military displays that raised tensions in the region. South Korea’s military on Thursday said ...

The wait for a new pope goes on after black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel following the first secret vote as the ...

Alexander Churchill, 10, will take part in a thanksgiving service marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday.

Scotland is set to pay tribute to its wartime heroes with events taking place around the country to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A service of thanksgiving will take place at Glasgow Cathedral ...

Ten-year-old Alexander Churchill, the great-great-grandson of wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, will light a candle of peace.

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret ...

The strikes included one attack on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials ...

The strikes targeted at least nine sites ‘where terrorist attacks against India have been planned’, India’s defence ministry ...

Aiming to impose the “lightest footprint” on the park, the thread, with symbolic spaces for reflection, focuses on seven ...

Energy firm ScottishPower is building offshore cables to carry wind power from Scotland to England, in a move ministers say will bring down bills.

The party at Horse Guards Parade will conclude four days of celebrations marking 80 years since victory in Europe was declared.