At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of ...

The Foreign Office said a ‘limited number’ of additional flights had been chartered, including one which set off on Thursday heading for Britain.

Researchers said their study highlight the challenges this generation faces in weighing up their family plans in their early 30s.

The plane lace bug is a new threat to the plane trees which are a feature of many UK city streets and parks, particularly in London.

The Health Secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action, warning it “will only punish patients”. Wes Streeting will deliver a speech to doctors at the Royal College of GPs ...

The Government has pledged nearly £22 billion funding to develop projects to capture and store carbon emissions from energy, industry and hydrogen production.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap the so-called bedroom tax at this month’s Budget. The SNP has pushed the Government to move on the issue, which sees cash deducted from benefits if the ...

Craig Russell had to have part of his skull rebuilt after surgery and said he is still recovering 18 months later.

A train driver has completed the final journey of his 50-year career on the railways. Girish Jani, 67, took to the controls of an Avanti West Coast train from Crewe to London Euston for his last task ...

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said registrations of new diesel cars in September for private buyers grew by around 17.2.

The hope is the jab could be given to all women preventatively on the NHS to eliminate the disease, which is the sixth most common cancer in women.

Helene came ashore last Thursday in northern Florida before carving a path of destruction through the south east.