The Israeli military said troops have recovered the remains of a hostage held in Gaza and are examining whether another body was also that of a captive. Earlier, Israel’s defence minister said that ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater creatures, from fish to dragonflies, are at a high risk of extinction worldwide, scientists have warned. The global assessment of freshwater animals on the International ...

Ashes rivals Ashleigh Gardner and Tammy Beaumont have called for more Test cricket to be played in future series between their sides.

A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 13 civilians and injured dozens, a local official said. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Sir Oliver, known as Olly, will serve as the new Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Paula Radcliffe believes Keely Hodgkinson’s potential is “stratospheric” as the Olympic champion targets a “double whammy” of success in 2025. Hodgkinson won gold over 800 metres in Paris last summer ...

The bodies of Yosef Al Zaydani and his son Hamzah were recovered in an operation, defence minister Israel Katz said.

Conservative MP Damian Hinds said the ‘broad framework’ has ‘helped to guard against the politicisation’ of subjects like history ...

A predator who groomed an under-age girl online has been jailed for 43 years after he tried to murder her in the street. Ellis Dismore, 24, had sent threatening and disturbing voice messages to ...

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich Church Street, close to the Woolwich Ferry, just before 2.30pm on Tuesday, in what police called a “horrendous” crime.

The reporter for the Il Foglio daily was detained in Tehran on December 19, three days after she arrived on a journalist visa ...

Sir Sadiq Khan’s £24 million scheme to cut London’s Tube and train fares on Fridays to boost passenger numbers made “no noticeable difference” to demand, Transport for London (TfL) said. The Mayor of ...