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

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.

Barclays has been fined £40 million by the UK’s financial watchdog for “reckless” conduct when securing funds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crash. The bank had been due to challenge ...

The Israeli ambassador to Washington has said a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days”. Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army ...

The Prime Minister laid out plans for staff to be trained in relation to spiking and spotting predatory behaviour.

A warning to motorists has been issued to take care when driving today as roads are still likely to be flooded following Storm Bert ...

Storm Bert is bringing further widespread disruption with public transport badly affected after “devastating” flooding over the weekend. Several rail operators have cancelled services on Monday while ...

Several flood warnings and alerts remain in place across Dorset after Storm Bert battered teh county with heavy rain and winds across the weekend.

Cancer Research UK estimates there were nearly 160 cancer cases attributed to smoking diagnosed in the UK every day in 2023.

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on a southwestern road, ...