A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press.

Two Swedish teenagers were jailed on Thursday in pre-trial detention in connection with two pre-dawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen a day earlier. Prosecutors said ...

The channel has asked the High Court to give it the green light to challenge Ofcom’s provisional decision that it breached the regulator’s code.

A total of 90 households with children had been in bed and breakfast accommodation for at least five years, the latest figures showed.

Researchers believe their work will have a significant impact on drug discovery efforts in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

The 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously admitted wounding with intent but has denied attempted murder.

Police, coastguards, a search and rescue helicopter and two local lifeboats have been involved in an urgent search for a missing coast path walker who eventually was found injured on rocks.

The Met Office and BBC Weather teams have issued their verdicts over claims a staggering 1,800-mile Arctic blast will hit the UK ...

The King has sent a message of condolence to the president of Nepal after major flooding and landslides left more than 200 people dead. Rescuers are continuing to search for the missing after two days ...

Britain is giving up sovereignty of a remote group of islands in return for securing the long-term future of a strategically important military base. The UK Government said it has reached a political ...