Thousands of beer lovers have descended on Munich for the start of the world’s largest folk festival. Mayor Dieter Reiter ...

So far, there have been no reports of injuries from the heavy rain but many homes were flooded and some residents in two ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...

Sir Mick Jagger has said he is “so sad” at the death of Cleo Sylvestre, “the first female vocalist to sing with the Stones”. Sylvestre, also known as Cleopatra Palmer, who had been a feature of film, ...

WEST Midlands Police have paid tribute to a "fantastic" serving police dog who died after suffering a heart attack.

The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 31, including seven women and three children, Lebanon’s health minister said. Firass Abiad told reporters that 68 people were ...

See what time the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois boxing match at Wembley starts and what channel it's on TV tonight (September 21) ...

A tornado has been been described as “terrifying” as it swept through Aldershot causing damage to properties and felling trees. No-one was hurt in the weather event in the Hampshire town which ...

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said that ministers ‘don’t want people to believe that we are living very different lives from them’.

This is what time Strictly Come Dancing will air tonight (September 21) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer as BBC confirm first 15 dances and songs.

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from ...

Mystery still surrounds the identity of a woman six months after her body was found in the River Mersey. Police appear to be no closer to identifying the slightly built woman, wearing a lime-green ...