April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level.

A 99-year-old veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has spoken of his “relief” at learning the war in Europe had come to an end. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell ...

Alexander Churchill, 10, will take part in a thanksgiving service marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday.

Ten-year-old Alexander Churchill, the great-great-grandson of wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, will light a candle of peace.

The strikes included one attack on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials ...

Matches will be played across the cities of Rio Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo.

The wait for a new pope goes on after black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel following the first secret vote as the ...

Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known ...

Energy firm ScottishPower is building offshore cables to carry wind power from Scotland to England, in a move ministers say will bring down bills.

The party at Horse Guards Parade will conclude four days of celebrations marking 80 years since victory in Europe was declared.