A man who became the shin kicking world champion on his first try has successfully defended his title, having trained by hitting a hammer on his shins nearly every day for a year, and has set his sights on becoming the five-time champion of the 17th ...

Dovydas Smilginis and his accomplices lured two men under the guise of a meeting, then interrogated them before putting them in the boot of a car. One victim managed to escape, but the other spent nearly two months fighting for his life.

There are nearly 40 countries that bar felons from entering, even to visit.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said millions were experiencing high levels of hardship and current levels of poverty were “a stain on the moral conscience of our nation”

The officer was seriously injured

Two French Navy landing craft arrived at Omaha Beach on Tuesday 4 June, for a rehearsal ahead of the 6 June commemoration event remembering the 1944 D-Day landings. D-Day, an invasion of Nazi-occupied France, was unprecedented in scale and audacity, ...

early trapping fundamental to eradication efforts, defra says

Rescuers found the nearly submerged vehicle and recovered the woman’s body

early results indicate prime minister’s BJP party unlikely to win two-thirds majority predicted by exit polls

Analysis of policies of nearly 150 countries shows shortfall to hit target viewed as vital for transition from fossil fuels

The discounted dinner offering comes amid the company’s declining stock price

The noise from Brockwell Park could be heard across much of the South London area

Even with Covid wage rises, the gap between the person in the corner office and everyone else keeps getting wider

Research finds women who go through early menopause are almost four times as likely to contract ovarian cancer

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets

Blackstone to increase bid to level that would value London-listed group at nearly $1.6bn

New ‘liquid biopsy’ will act as an early warning sign to anticipate risk of tumours returning

early research raises hopes of a more accurate screening tool for men who are at high risk of aggressive disease.

The best place to live in the UK has been named, and it's just an hour outside of London. Wadhurst in East Sussex has been named the best place to live in the UK by The Sunday Times Good University Guide

Today it spans nearly 16 miles, but had just 2 stations back in the day