More than 400 killed by rebels in Sudan says UN1 hour agoDanai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsReutersMore than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in...
By the spring of 1945, the war in Europe was heading towards its bloody and violent close as Allied forces battled deep into Nazi Germany. At the vanguard of the advance were the battle-hardened...
Just as millions of Jews marked the start of the religious festival of Passover, rockets threatened to rain down on Israel as two missiles were fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to the...
BBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attackAt least 34 people have been killed and 117 injured in a Russian attack on the city of Sumy, according to Ukrainian authorities.Two...
Hudson River helicopter crash kills family of five2 hours agoAna FaguyBBC NewsSix people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the...
Watch: Pope seen without usual papal attirePope Francis has been seen without his traditional papal attire as he visited St Peter's Basilica on Thursday.The pontiff briefly stopped to greet visitors...
Six dead after helicopter crashes in New York's Hudson River 36 minutes agoAna FaguyBBC NewsSix people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of Spanish tourists...
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a grassroots rebellion over his refusal to launch a national inquiry into grooming gangs. The Government has rejected calls for a national probe into the issue and there...
Yvette Cooper has denied Labour is dropping five Telford-style local inquiries into grooming gangs amid mounting criticism from victims and campaigners.The Home Secretary blamed "party political...
Traffic in the Waterloo area of London is almost at a standstill due to a Palestine protest. The Pro- -Palestine protesters have sparked chaos around the third busiest station in the UK.The...
Unbearable wait for relatives in nightclub disaster24 minutes agoWill GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba CorrespondentReporting from Santo DomingoGetty ImagesMaximo Peña had been coming to the...
Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell surprised fans by taking to social media with a completely new look. The actress looked worlds away from her familiar self, which viewers grew to know and love...
Astro Bot dominates Bafta Games Awards with five wins15 minutes agoTom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatSonyAstro Bot has been named best game at this year's Bafta Games Awards.The 3D platformer, starring the...
Conservative frontbencher Katie Lam said MPs know “almost nothing” about the progress of local inquiries into “rape gangs which have terrorised so many innocent children”.Ms Lam told the...
The former Nazi death camp secretary, once called the 'Secretary of Evil', has died at the age of 99. Irmgard Furchner faced justice for her role in aiding over 10,500 murders and was in the midst of...
Beyond Paradise made its eagerly awaited return to screens last month with its beloved cast, including Barbara Flynn, who stars as Anne Lloyd. She appears in the murder mystery as Martha’s (played...
Moment parachutist left dangling on stadium roofVideo shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match. Two parachutists delivering the match ball landed...
Express gardening expert David Domoney's new book reveals 75 plants with superpowers (Image: Iain Buist / Newcastle Chronicle)Plants are more powerful than we think. In my new book, Plants with...
There’s a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that most people have never heard of. Once part of the Russian Empire, it is now a remote outpost of the United States, sitting in the...