Robert Prevost has been elected as the first American Pope in history following a two-day conclave. The 69-year-old, born in Chicago, has chosen to take the name of Leo XIV.His choice of name hints...
UNTIL recently, our democratic system was like a pendulum that oscillated between Labour and the Conservatives. But now the pendulum has been replaced by a demolition ball that threatens to pull down...
Migrants coming to live and work in Britain will be expected to speak a higher standard of English otherwise they may face a decade long wait to remain in the UK. The bold crackdown is part of Sir...
A short ceasefire has just begun in Ukraine, after Russia's President Putin declared a three-day end to hostilities to mark his country's involvement in putting an end to Nazi Germany.In Russia,...
The Israeli embassy in London was the target of a terror plot linked to Iran, it has emerged.A group of Iranian men are feared to have been planning an atrocity at the embassy in Kensington.Special...
Ocean with David Attenborough will hit cinemas on May 8th, 2025. (Image: PA/Sliverback Films/ Open Planet Studios)Insiders working on David Attenborough's latest nature documentary have revealed what...
Zoe Anne Guaitivić began experiencing flu-like symptoms, including a fever, over the weekend.The 39-year-old's temperature soared to 40°C on Sunday (4 May) night.Zoe - who held British citizenship...
Indian air strikes - how will Pakistan respond? Four key questions40 minutes agoSoutik BiswasIndia correspondent•@soutikBBCNurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn a dramatic overnight operation, India said it...
Rosenberg: Russians remember WW2 with victory on their minds1 hour agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorBBCEighty miles from Moscow, a park echoes to the sound of explosions and gunfire.As plumes of...
Pompeii, the city which was buried under several feet of volcanic ash and pumic in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, continues to unveil new secrets. Now, a new study into recent excavations at...
Romanian PM resigns and pulls out of coalition after nationalist vote win13 hours agoPaul Kirby and Mircea BarbuIn London and BucharestReutersRomanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and...
IRANIAN nationals arrested on terror charges had been under surveillance "for quite some time", security experts said last night. On Saturday, five men - four of them Iranian nationals -were detained...
Conservatives say Sir Keir Starmer has been “taken for a fool” by Brussels after it emerged the European Union has rejected British pleas for access to migration data which was supposed to be a...
Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrants1 hour agoCecilia MacaulayBBC NewsReutersRwanda is in the "early stage" of talks with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the...