A driver in a pick-up truck who was “hell-bent on carnage” sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and ...

Analysis of global climate patterns from past 1.5 million years reveal links between ocean circulation and climate changes.

Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community collected hundreds of bags of litter in towns and cities across the UK as part of ...

Some residents have been asked to evacuate where flood warnings have been issued, Manchester City Council said.

Brass bands, bagpipers, cheerleaders and DJs brought the entertainment to London’s streets despite the grey skies.

Weather conditions failed to deter those determined to welcome the New Year. At South Queensferry in Scotland, the annual Loony Dook saw many immerse themselves in the chilly waters of the Firth of ...

Arnold Ruutel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died at the age of 96. The office of the President of ...

A Co Armagh community is still in shock over the deaths of a father and son in a crash just two days after Christmas, their funeral has heard. Peter Devlin and his son Loughlin, from Killylea, were ...

In Berlin, 30 police officers and one firefighter were injured in confrontations or attacks, leading to 400 arrests, city officials said.

Postcode Lottery players in Norfolk carried on their lucky streak in December with four postcodes winning a prize, including one Christmas Day win for a street in Gorelston. This month's winning ...

Sailors of the Royal Navy were recalled to HMS Somerset (right) to shadow Russian corvette RFS Soobrazitelny (left) and ro-ro transporter/support ship MV Sparta II (centre) for 500 miles in the North ...

Schools could potentially be closed and there is a chance of power cuts and road closures, the Met Office said.