Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The education ...

The ANC is the party that led South Africa out of the brutal apartheid system of racial segregation under Nobel Peace Prize ...

A 50-year-old woman who visited hospital seven times with slurred speech and extreme tiredness, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking – had a ...

Sinfield said the world had lost ‘a great man’, adding that his former team-mate was a ‘beacon of hope and inspiration’ since his diagnosis.

Dr Ben Beska has named the fish Alice after a text to a friend regarding the animal autocorrected from ‘it’s alive’ to ‘it’s ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused China of helping Russia to disrupt a Swiss-organised peace conference on ...

Cunard’s new ship Queen Anne will have an official naming ceremony in Liverpool on Monday. The cruise line’s 249th ship will sail into the Mersey, escorted by fire tugs, at 7am and will be berthed at ...

The Independent returns to the outcome of the Jimmy Savile inquiry, saying the NHS has followed through with none of the actions recommended by the investigation. INDEPENDENT: NHS fails to carry out ...

Pub owner Liberation Group has revealed a jump in sales, boosted by growing demand for its accommodation business. Bosses at the hospitality firm said it has benefited from customers moving to its ...

One of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions has reopened after eruptions at a nearby volcano. The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa was reopened on Sunday after authorities said the volcano had ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has called for a “respectful” contest ahead of the Scottish leaders’ first television debate of the election campaign.

A new artificial intelligence tool (AI) developed in the UK can rapidly rule out heart attacks in people attending A&E and help tens of thousands avoid unnecessary hospital stays each year, according ...