Thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon ...

Home workers save an average of 56 minutes a day from not commuting, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This frees time for them to get 24 more minutes of “sleep and rest” and 15 ...

One of the men charged with felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing more than £620,000 of damage was too ill to appear before a judge.

First Direct 1st Account offers a £175 to switchers, plus access to a 7% regular saver, fee-free overseas spending and a £250 0% overdraft. Change over an account from a different bank including two ...

Tam Shepherds Trick Shop is to become an online business only because of the redevelopment of the premises it is in.

Experts say they now know even less about a typical day on Uranus, and need a second spacecraft to visit the planet in order to find out more.

Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since last month. Health officials say more than 40,000 people have been treated for respiratory ailments ...

Russian drones hammered the southern city of Mykolaiv, killing five people and injuring a 45-year-old woman, local authorities said. Around two dozen people sought psychological help following the ...

Its still not too late to sign up for Newsquest’s annual Young Reporter Scheme. Registrations for the popular yearly scheme close on Friday, November 15. Students signing up will follow in the ...

Sixth-form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and funding. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) ...

Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen representative Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. In a statement announcing his choice, Mr Trump said: “Elise is an incredibly ...