World bids farewell to Pope who told people to 'build bridges, not walls'23 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromRomePope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and...

Nestled on a spit of land overlooking the gently lapping waters of a quiet estuary, this town dubbed England's smallest could claim to be a slice of rural paradise. But trouble is on the horizon in...

A globetrotter has earned the title of the youngest man to visit every country in the world. Luca Pferdmenges, a 23 year old from Mönchengladbach, Germany, embarked on his remarkable journey to...

JMW Turner, Self-Portrait, c.1799 (Image: Tate)He was known as the “painter of light” thanks to his atmospheric all-weather landscapes illuminating scenes from natural life. But Joseph Mallard...

Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast2 hours agoMark Poynting and Georgina RannardBBC Climate & ScienceJames KirkhamIcebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres...

Beatles fans are only just realising why Ringo Starr is always seen wearing dark glasses.Starr, who gained international fame as the drummer for the legendary band, is known for sporting dark glasses...

Daily Express celebrates it's 125th anniversaryLord Beaverbrook, owner of Express Newspapers, circa 1935 (Image: Mirrorpix via Getty Images)If there is one word that perfectly encapsulates Lord...

American TV personality Ellen DeGeneres has offered fans their first glimpse into her life across the pond with a snapshot of her new countryside retreat in the Cotswolds. The former talk show...

Before the great Carl Giles was employed to entertain and delight readers with his cartoons in the Daily Express, his predecessor at the paper had been just as prodigious in the years preceding him....

Amanda Holden has revealed the saucy secret behind her steamy love life — and there’s even a secret code word involved. The 53-year-old is about to make her Netflix debut in Cheat: Unfinished...

A leading physician has raised alarms on the widely-listened-to Diary of a CEO podcast, suggesting that a certain ubiquitous food item might be more lethal than smoking. Dr Chris van Tulleken, known...

Surrounded by a country almost 17 times its size, The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa’s mainland. The Gambia, often referred to as "The Smiling Coast of Africa," is a small West African...