In a spate of severe weather, there have been six tornado emergencies in the US this year

Homes and businesses in Michigan have been devastated after a tornado ripped through parts of the state on Tuesday, 7 May. Heavy rain and winds also wreaked havoc throughout the region. Tornadoes were also spotted after dark in Ohio and Indiana. The ...

watch live as people in Brazil face flooding and prepare for the devastation produced by the recent rains in Rio Grande do Sul state on Wednesday, 8 May.

Charity Sea watch said the ordinance was aimed at preventing the world from seeing what was happening

watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 8 May.

watch as Emmanuel Macron attends France’s annual ceremony to commemorate the end of the Second World War on Wednesday 8 May.

watch live as rescue efforts continue after six people were killed and dozens left trapped when a building under construction collapsed in South Africa.

There were long queues at Heathrow on Tuesday evening (7 May) as a “nationwide issue” with Border Force e-gates caused significant disruption at airports across the country. Border officials were left to manually process travellers instead, with ...

Documentary captures in lurid detail the chaos as thousands of ticketless fans forced their way into Wembley stadium to watch England v Italy

watch live as Grant Shapps updates MPs on Tuesday 7 May after a Ministry of Defence data breach.

A Tory MP has suggested Labour will win the general election. Paul Scully, who is standing down at the next vote, shared a bleak outlook for Rishi Sunak's government. "There is a scenario we can get to, if we come up with a vision and sell ...

watch live as US House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Scalise, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, and others hold a news conference after meeting on Tuesday, 7 May.

From a man with a mullet letting off fireworks to a Slovenian witch, this year’s Eurovision has some of the wildest entries ever. It makes our own entry look rather bland …

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watch live as an inauguration ceremony is held for Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday 7 May, after he claimed a landslide victory in sham elections, extending his rule for another six years.

watch live as China’s President Xi Jinping meets with President Emmanuel Macron in France on Tuesday 7 May.

Pulitzer prizes awarded to best in journalism from 2023 and also in arts categories focused on books, music and theatre

Winning books include Night watch and King: A Life while journalism winners focused on coverage of the Israel-Hamas war

As climate change drives an increase in spring rains across the Midwest, it can mean more anxiety for farmers eager to carry out the ritual of spring planting

Three stars with vastly different surface temperatures make up the grouping known as an asterism