A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and ...

A teenager has appeared in court accused of murdering a young father who died after he was assaulted in a street in Essex. Kieran Shepherd, 30, died in Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford, at around midday on ...

David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under ...

At least 50 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in Gaza, including children, according to hospital officials. In ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes paused his concert to pay tribute to the late One Direction singer Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel ...

Today we invite readers to join us on a trip through our archives to Oswestry life in 1983. Recognise any familiar faces? To share your own pictures from the past email [email protected] ...

A difficult pool will be the perfect platform for the Red Roses according to skipper Marlie Packer after England were drawn alongside Australia, ...

Philip G Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment which was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died at the age of 91. Stanford ...

Cuba’s electrical grid went down on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive ...

After almost two decades in the industry, David Howard, head of dairy at Wynnstay, has been recognised in the Farmers Weekly awards.

The former boss of Stirling Council has been appointed as the SNP’s interim chief executive after the resignation of Murray Foote. Carol Beattie was appointed interim chief executive by the party’s ...

Kamala Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation’s ...