A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has finally finished first after appealing for some royal luck.

Former US president Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Centre in the “afternoon for ...

A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said. The suspect, ...

A charity has been awarded a £1,000 grant to help fund Christmas parties and pantomime tickets for young carers. The Councillor Community Grant from Test Valley Borough Council was given to Andover ...

Romanian politicians have voted in favour of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in ...

A huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died. Burt died over the weekend, the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, said. He was at least 90 ...

A man has died and a toddler was left critically injured following a crash involving a car and two pedestrians, police have said. It happened in West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley at ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office has announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget.

The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea also erupted in June and September.

Some 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.

Singer Ellie Goulding has said she is “in awe” of the work of homelessness charity Crisis as she helped with its Christmas services. Goulding, 37, was at a London hotel on Monday, helping the charity ...

Classic American novel Of Mice And Men has been removed from the Welsh GCSE curriculum amid concerns about racism. The new English Language and Literature syllabus issued by the country’s largest exam ...