Protests around Israel call on PM to accept a deal for return of hostages; hopes for deal rise as militant group continues indirect talks on new Israeli proposal

Hundreds of cities across Rio Grande so Sul hit by floods with 32,000 people displaced and infrastructure destroyed

Interior minister Nancy Faeser promises ‘tough action’ to protect democracy as political assaults rise

Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise but many analysts remain pessimistic

CEO is making a surprise exit after successfully slimming down the global bank and winning over its tough chair

Mark Hamill made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room on Friday 3 May and revealed his Star Wars-inspired nickname for Joe Biden. Speaking to reporters, the 72-year-old actor said he was gifted a pair of aviator sunglasses by the preside ...

Brooklyn MacFarlane was described as a 'ringleader' an a violent robbery gang who used guns, knifes, hammers, and crow bars to terrorise security staff as they carried boxes of cash

‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

An orangutan has been filmed applying a plant with known pain-relieving properties to a wound in a first for a wild animal. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany, and Universitas Nasional, Indonesia, observed a male Su ...

Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders

A driver steered straight into an overflowing creek as she moved through a flooded car park in Texas, dramatic footage shared to Twitter/X on Thursday, 2 May shows. Ryan Star filmed a woman heading into a body of water in the Crystal Park Plaza parki ...

Insurers report rise in cases of photos being manipulated with ‘shallowfake’ technology

Global forecast contrasts with downbeat assessment for a British economy constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages

Natalie Campbell is the co-CEO of social enterprise Belu Water and chancellor of the University of Westminster

Medical device manufacturer’s policy ultimately passed, making maximum payout for Deepak Nath $11.8m

The government wants to tackle a rise in people claiming the benefit for mental health reasons

Dozens of residents living nearby were against the plans and objected over fears their garden would be lit up like the 'Starship Enterprise'

Increasing the cost to almost £10 is a "tax on the working poor", commentators said as prescriptions are free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The seven-storey hotel, being built on three vacant retail units, will dominate the low-rise skyline

John Swinney emerges as favourite to become leader of party hit by series of damaging crises