A zoo in Florida is mourning after Juliet, believed to be one of the oldest manatees in the world, died aged 65 on Sunday 21 April. Weighing in at more than 3,000 pounds, Juliet was rescued back in 1956 along with her soon-to-be mate Romeo. She spent ...

Officials say they 'cheated the system' for nearly half a decade

A massive alligator appeared to halt a flight at an Air Force base in Florida when it was spotted underneath a plane. Footage shows officials attempting to wrangle the reptile on the tarmac at MacDill Air Force Base, south of Tampa, on Monday 22 Apri ...

On a visit to a combined nursery and primary school, I saw how early years provision can really be transformed, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, 23 April, the strongest with a magnitude of 6.1 according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The prime minister’s flagship scheme was given the green light after nearly two years of wrangling - but will face multiple legal challenges

Inquiry has not backed up allegations of ties to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which led to loss of $450m as people died in droves

At least 45 people, including students, have been arrested on Yale University’s campus during pro-Palestine protests on Monday. The arrests came after nearly 200 protesters camped out on Beinecke Plaza for three days, urging the university to dives ...

The Los Angeles Police Department announced that Ephraim Matthew Hunter, 29, had been arrested following the incident in the early hours of Sunday

One group that has underwritten many of the former president’s legal fees spent nearly $3.7m last month

The arrests happened after nearly 200 pro-Palestine protestors gathered on campus to urge Yale to divest from military weapons manufacturers

Rolling 24-hour walkouts to halt many services on c2c, Thameslink, Southeastern, LNER and more

The union Unite has warned of delays, disruptions and even cancelled flights at Heathrow over the early May bank holiday

First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from US visit

Both roads have been closed by the Met Police since the early hours of the morning

After a car crash nearly killed her 20 years ago, the dotcom entrepreneur is climbing three peaks to make £300,000 for charity

A Nigerian chess champion has played the game non-stop for 58 hours to break the world record. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa with his marathon attempt that began in New York City’s Times Squar ...

Watch as a runaway horse leads Connecticut police officers on a low-speed chase. Footage released by the Glastonbury Police Department shows the animal trotting along Hebron Avenue with a vehicle following behind. “What the hell am I supposed to do ...

The ousted congressman, who is facing nearly two dozen federal criminal charges, is suing late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel

US officials say pedal pad could come loose and get lodged in interior trim, causing vehicle to accelerate unintentionally