Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by Islamist rebels.

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding. James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby ...

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such agreement that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

Daniel Bartlam was 14 when he killed his mother Jacqueline in a hammer attack before burning her body in April 2011.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party and fireworks display have been cancelled due to bad weather. The events were cancelled by organisers UniqueAssembly after Met Office yellow weather warnings for most ...

Jewellery worth more than £10 million as well as designer handbags worth £150,000 have been stolen from a house in Primrose Hill in London. A white man aged in his late 20s to 30s broke into a house ...

On Monday afternoon, organisers announced outdoor events at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations on Monday and Tuesday would be cancelled, including the street party and concert in Princes Street Gardens ...

The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities in recent days.

He then played, Sounds Of Blackness’ Hold On (Change Is Comin’), which he called “appropriate”. On his Instagram, he said it was a subdural hematoma, a condition where there is bleeding in the brain, ...

Nathan Aspinall produced an almost perfect whitewash over Ricardo Pietreczko to book his place in the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship. The 33-year-old dropped just two legs in a 4-0 ...

The Welcome to Wrexham documentary series and all the hype that comes with having Hollywood owners in Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, means the cameras are always going to honed ...

There was better fortune for the Phoenix in their next run-out, which resulted in an 87-69 home triumph against the Caledonia Gladiators. Tyreek Scott-Grayson (16), Austin Jr (15) and RJ Eytle-Rock ...