Footballer turned tennis player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

Thirty National Lottery winners from the last three decades enjoyed an “incredible experience” in a shoot by a celebrity British photographer to celebrate the lottery’s 30th birthday. The 30 ...

Some 155 sites have been added to the at-risk register in 2024, while 124 have been removed after work to conserve them.

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place from August 1-24 2025. The full programme for the festival will be announced with tickets going on sale in March 2025.

Aaron Aby is an athlete who lives with cystic fibrosis and was also told he ‘was going to die’ after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2017. But, the 34-year-old - who is a die-hard Wrexham ...

The housing market showed signs of strengthening in October, with buyer activity picking up, according to surveyors. A net balance of 16% of property professionals reported house prices rising rather ...