Calin Georgescu is running as an independent, and will face the reformist Elena Lasconi in a run-off in a fortnight.

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, has became the country’s new President after a tight run-off contest.

Fifty-one men are accused of raping the 71-year-old after she had been drugged and rendered unconscious by Dominique Pelicot.

An eight-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was shot in “an appalling incident” in west London. The child, who is now in a stable condition, and a 34-year-old man who was also injured were ...

A major incident was declared in the Rhondda Cynon Taf region on Sunday, with up to 300 properties in the area affected by flooding from the storm.