Whole ecosystems have been “decimated” and endangered species put at risk after weeks of wildfires across the UK, charities ...

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A player has scooped the £5.2 million jackpot in Wednesday’s National Lottery Lotto draw. The winning numbers were 27, 36, 39, 48, 57, 59 and the bonus number was 45. Some 29 players each won £1,750 ...

Filipina actor Lotlot de Leon said on Instagram that her mother ‘touched generations with her unmatched talent, grace, and passion for ...

The top United Nations official in South Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to use its clout to prevent the world’s newest nation from again plunging into civil war.

US actor John Lithgow has said he is “very excited” and “very intimidated” to play wizard and Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in a new Harry Potter TV series. The upcoming HBO Original series has ...

Marsan, 56, who recently played Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch in the film Back To Black, was made an OBE for his services to drama at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The son of ...

The woman, in her sixties, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the collision last week but died on Tuesday, police confirmed.

A colossal squid has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time, 100 years after the species was discovered. The rare footage was captured on March 9 by Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely ...

Spotify is back up and running, the music streaming giant has announced after it was hit with a service outage which left thousands of users unable to stream music on Wednesday afternoon. The platform ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours south-east Asia ...

Sir Ed Davey has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, urging the Government to take steps in retaliation for Wera Hobhouse’s deportation.