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

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.

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

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 ...

The Boeing plane operated by South Korea’s budget airline Jeju Air skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport.

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 ...

From a star-studded Olympics opening ceremony to Taylor Swift’s record-breaking tour, 2024 has provided some memorable ...

A man in his 20s required hospital treatment after being assaulted in a city centre pub, police say. Thames Valley Police said at around 10pm on Saturday 2 November, the victim, a man in his twenties ...

Mr Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk of a ...

A man who murdered his mother with a hammer when he was a teenager in a plot inspired by Coronation Street has been moved to an open prison, it is understood. Daniel Bartlam was 14 when he killed ...

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 ...

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 ...