Rescuers in north-west Pakistan have pulled 63 more bodies from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220, officials said.

The biggest rail workers’ union is warning of cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP), saying they would “seriously endanger” the safety of railway staff.

North Ayrshire Council is encouraging families to take up the offer of free school meals for secondary school pupils in S1, S2 and S3, if they ...

Some shoplifters “feel they can rob shops with impunity”, a policing chief has said. Katy Bourne, the national lead for shoplifting at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said more ...

The order came after officials in the nation’s capital sued on Friday to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of the capital’s police.

US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake before heading ...

The US president applauded the arrival of Mr Putin as the Russian leader landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.

A shooting near a mosque in central Sweden has left one person dead and one injured and police said they believe it was ...

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions and ...

Researchers this week officially named Janjucetus dullardi, a cartoonish creature with bulging eyes the size of tennis balls.

The perpetrator has yet to be apprehended and it is unclear if they were targeting the mosque or specific individuals.