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Conservationists and regulators are ramping up efforts to control the spread of giant hogweed, a highly toxic invasive species that causes severe, painful skin blistering upon exposure to sunlight
The 25-year-old heptathlete claimed Team Northern Ireland's first gold of the Glasgow Games, and the country's first in athletics for 40 years, after two days of competition.
Afghanistan beat Ireland by three wickets in Belfast, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz making 71 as the visitors secured qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
With record-breaking heat and rainfall shortages leaving three-quarters of England in drought, water companies have introduced widespread hosepipe bans affecting approximately 30 million residents across the UK
China's Arctic shipping route is turning the Northern Sea Route into a more visible part of Eurasian trade and strategic planning.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has eliminated VAT on household electricity bills starting in October, funded by a controversial redirection of the abandoned digital ID programme’s budget for the current financial year
A think tank proposal for a northern base for No 10 suggests senior ministers and aides could work there, with staffing planned to reach up to 300 within 18 months.
Rescuers saved 242 people after the Filo Jet sank off Kyrenia, while investigators examine how the passenger ferry capsized with 267 people aboard.
The Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight on August 12-13 under a new moon, offering unusually dark conditions for viewers across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Hundreds of people have gathered in northern Morocco near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, hoping to find relatives and friends among those still making their way back. In Fnideq, the small town that sits close to the…
For Sarah, selling her three-bedroom terraced house to fund the purchase of her parents' four-bedroom country home, the call came the day before contracts were due to be exchanged: her buyers wanted £15,000 off the…
Retailers across Great Britain have been ordered to stop selling single-use barbecues temporarily as drought and heat drive severe wildfire conditions.
Forecasters indicate a potential shift in weather patterns as low pressure moves toward the UK, though meteorologists warn that above-average temperatures and the risk of further heatwaves persist through early August
Typhoon Dolphin approached eastern China with 162 kilometre per hour winds as flights were cancelled, ports closed and hundreds of thousands evacuated.
A former British government adviser involved in the early 2000s search efforts for Peter Falconio’s remains says he has narrowed the possible burial site to an abandoned racetrack near Barrow Creek, adding a new…
The 2026 Booker Prize longlist brings former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart together with three debut novelists in a varied field of 13 books.
Gaza health officials reported at least six deaths and 34 injuries as strikes hit Khan Younis, Bureij and Gaza City during continuing ceasefire talks.
NASA ESCAPADE mission captures Earth and Moon in dual-light portraits On July 3, 2026, one of NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE spacecraft turned its cameras back toward home and recorded a striking view of Earth and the Moon…
Pakistan’s planned merger of the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has reopened a familiar debate about why investment remains difficult to attract in the country. In a…
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham was due to meet his newly reshaped cabinet on Tuesday after a sweeping round of appointments that elevated some of the politicians who helped bring him to power and removed several figures…
GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday condemned what it described as intensifying Israeli attacks in Gaza, saying the strikes had killed at least 57 Palestinians in the past week despite the ceasefire that has been in…
Apple sued over alleged App Store crypto scam losses Apple is facing a lawsuit that accuses the company of negligence after three users said they collectively lost more than $1.8 million by downloading a fraudulent…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to speed up financial support for families affected by Pakistan's latest monsoon rains and floods, putting compensation, road repairs, power…
A blaze at a children's orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers has resulted in 11 deaths, with investigators confirming that a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit sparked the early morning disaster