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

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

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

A 99-year-old veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has spoken of his “relief” at learning the war in Europe had come to an end. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell ...

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

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

The embassy in Kensington, west London, is understood to have been the target of the alleged plot, according to The Times and other press outlets, but police declined to share further details. In a ...

First Minister John Swinney said growing tensions in the region would be ‘worrying’ for Indian and Pakistani communities in Scotland.

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

The Prime Minister is also expected to announce a £563 million contract for Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Britain’s fleet of Typhoon jets.