By the end of the night, she had been raped, stabbed, and disemboweled — but somehow, she managed to liv (Image: YouTube)Alison Botha, a survivor of an unimaginable attack, has recounted her...

Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave 12 hours agoJonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondentReporting fromManilaBBC/ Natalie Thomas"Not even in my...

Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England34 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesInterest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, with further falls...

Watch: How Lady Gaga's record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster On Saturday night Lady Gaga performed for her biggest audience ever, two million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro....

My hometown was full of life and activity but it has been hit so hard (Image: Lois McCarthy)Different generations have their own version of what my hometown used to be. My parents rave about the...

Olympic legend shows no mercy to fellow parents at school sports dayThis is the moment Jamaica's sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce completely demolished other parents in a race at her son's school...

Homes and businesses have gone up in flames over the past month amid a growing gang war in UK cities (Image: Supplied)A gangland war on the streets of Britain's cities escalated this week, after a...

Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects7 hours agoMichelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesSociety's move to cashless payments may have had an unintended positive side...

If Rachel Reeves is ever in need of another job, she might want to consider a career as an illusionist. The Chancellor did a pretty good audition during her spring statement, telling MPs that the...

So we should be relieved the Spring Statement wasn’t a major fiscal event packed with tax changes, like her awful autumn Budget.Sadly, the relief may prove short-lived.Most analysts expect she’ll...

Angela Rayner's department is one of the most vulnerable to cost-cutting as Rachel Reeves prepare to try and lower spending, reports have suggested. The Deputy Prime Minister is in charge of the...