Pope Francis urged people to “make children” as he made his first papal visit to the French island of Corsica on Sunday. Francis also called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of ...

The military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they had decided to leave Ecowas.

Parts of the United States have been hit by severe weather with a tornado near a shopping centre in central California ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was discharged from hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president appeared at a press conference on Sunday ...

One man remains in critical condition after a double-decker bus hit a railway bridge in Glasgow. Six other people needed hospital treatment following the crash on Cook Street in the Tradeston area of ...

Police have launched a murder inquiry following the “brutal and senseless” death of a woman in Co Down. The victim, who suffered a head injury, has been named as Karen Cummings, 40. Two men have been ...

A two-year-old boy has died and four adults have been injured in a hit-and-run crash involving a stolen Porsche, West Midlands Police said. Officers were called to Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, near ...

Sausage dogs joined in the Christmas celebrations at Hyde Park, showing off costumes, hats, and jumpers as they went walkies.

Forecasters have issued a warning of persistent rain that could make travel conditions difficult in parts of Scotland over the next three days. The Met Office yellow warning, which covers parts of the ...

A triple shooting which left one woman dead and a man in critical condition “sounded like fireworks” and left people in the street “crying and screaming”, neighbours said. Police were called at around ...

A neighbour who lives on a road in Brent, where three people were shot on Saturday night, said attendees at a nearby church wake saw "bodies ...

Brussels sprouts are expected to be up to 25% bigger this year due to good growing conditions and the introduction of new varieties, according to Tesco.