Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It is the fifth time the world’s nations convened to craft a ...

More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of ...

Scott Anderson said he and other family members had tried to convince the 22-year-old not to fight for Ukraine.

An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee that laws to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed until next year at least instead of being ...

Williamson is fit again after a groin injury saw him sit out the entirety of a famous 3-0 away win against India.

True crime documentary series 24 Hours In Police Custody is set to return with the story of a man and a woman who faced a series of anonymous online messages, which escalated into death threats and ...

It is estimated that up to two-fifths of A&E attendances are avoidable or could be better treated elsewhere, according to NHS England.

Upgrades to Openreach’s ultrafast full fibre broadband could deliver a £66 billion boost to the UK economy in the next few years, research suggests. The upgrade is expected to drive productivity gains ...

However, the youngster – whose favourite character from the JK Rowling book series is Harry – was left “sad” after he accidentally left it on a London Overground to Watford Junction that same day.

Booking.com predicts there will be a rise in so-called noctourism next year, with more travellers seeking night-time experiences and cooler climates.

Seasonal work in the run-up to Christmas has boosted the jobs market in recent weeks, according to new research. Around 23,000 Christmas jobs are on offer in sectors including retail, catering, ...

Households using heat pumps use only half the amount of imported energy as those with gas boilers, new analysis has found.