Government pledges extra £100m to tackle people smuggling60 minutes agoVictoria BourneBBC NewsYOAN VALAT/EPA/ShutterstockThe Home Office has announced £100m in extra funding to crack down on...
Stretching an astonishing 1476 feet in length, this newly refurbished luxury train is as long as a 150-storey skyscraper is tall. Originally built in France in 1929, the Al Ándalus train is the...
BT has issued a warning to customers with a ‘call us now’ alert as it prepares to switch off landlines across the UK. Right now, two million people still rely on lifesaving ‘telecare alarms’,...
Just one day after Donald Trump moved US nuclear submarines closer to Russia in response to inflammatory comments from Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev, Russia and China have begun a...
France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row2 days agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrance has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza.The freeze will be...
A 26-year-old man has been stabbed to death in south-east London, police said. Police were called to reports of a man with stab wounds at a residential address in Monson Road, New Cross, at 7.30pm on...
Peter Philliips chose a "timeless" engagement ring to propose to his now fiancée, Harriet Sperling, an expert has claimed. Princess Anne's son announced his engagement to NHS nurse Harriet, and new...
A manhunt is underway after a man was found dead on a bench in Northamptonshire. Detectives are investigating and have issued a further appeal for witnesses. A murder inquiry was launched on Friday...
New offence to criminalise online migrant boats ads6 hours agoSuzanne LeighBBC NewsPA MediaPeople advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new...
Queen Camilla was a vision in white during her last official engagement before her summer holidays last week but there was a key element in her appearance which bore quite a significance, according...
Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth eventHundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome's outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo...
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?23 minutes agoImogen FoulkesGeneva correspondentBBCIn a small village in Switzerland's beautiful...
Army veteran Craig Lundberg has become the first blind person to complete the Five Peaks Challenge – with the help of his nine-year-old son. The feat also meant Max became the youngest person to...
He visited Sorrento (stock image) (Image: Maya Karkalicheva via Getty Images)Going on holiday can be stressful, especially when things don't go to plan. This was the case for Matt Hey from Sydney,...
Many of us have fond memories of grabbing a treat from an ice cream van during our childhood - a tradition that continues today, albeit with slightly steeper prices. The classic 99 is a staple for...