Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the US Senate on Tuesday. The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who twice came close to ...

Oldham's iconic temple lit up the night sky as thousands attended for Diwali celebrations. The 'festival of light', which celebrates the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light ...

Australia’s foreign minister said she has raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she discussed the Canadian ...

The Welsh dancer will not take part in the rest of the BBC dance competition this year while she recovers from a foot injury.

Dame Rebecca Harris has already been named as chief whip, but there has been no official announcement of the new Conservative front bench.

Supporters of former president Evo Morales in Bolivia have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage, the country’s government said, as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued ...

Rachel Patrick, a head keeper at the zoo said the rescued racoon appears calm and is eating. “The racoon we have caught last night appears to be no worse for wear, is eating and calm,” Ms Patrick told ...

A senior firearms officer who shot a man wrongly suspected of being a terrorist after the 7/7 bombings will speak publicly for the first time in a new documentary. Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes ...

Andrew’s annual £1 million “living allowance” has been withdrawn by Charles, according to the serialisation of a new book by royal writer Robert Hardman published in the Daily Mail.

Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK “stands with Spain during this difficult time” after flash floods killed more than 200 people. The Prime Minister has also been in touch with the prime minister ...

The chief inspector of the watchdog which monitors the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said its prosecutors are facing crown court caseloads in excess of 100 and some are even ...

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake intended to be the star of an international competition has been withdrawn after the hands were shaken off in transit. The cake, wearing an an outfit from the singer’s ...