Six days of funeral observances for Jimmy Carter are due to begin in Georgia, where the former US president died on December ...

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass ...

Actor Michael J Fox, US politician Hillary Clinton and Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour will also be given the honour.

Colin Firth portrays Dr Jim Swire in a new TV series about his fight for justice after the death of his daughter Flora.

The 17-year-old consolidated his status as the biggest star in the game by winning the World Championship on Friday night.

Police confirmed they were supporting the family of Edward Pettifer, 31, of Chelsea, who was killed in the attack in Bourbon Street.

The Met Office has put a yellow weather warning for rain as it reveals predicted heavy rainfall and thawing snow could lead to ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo ...

A fire that broke out at a shopping centre in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said. The 579 animals in the pet shop at Plaza Latina in the ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot will not underestimate Manchester United as he believes they are a better side than their league position suggests. The Dutchman thinks new boss Ruben Amorim will get ...