Tributes have been paid to a 'true giant' of local politics. Flags at Bury town hall are being flown at half-mast in honour ...

Coldplay singer Chris Martin sat down with Rolling Stone for a cover story about the band's legacy, their world tour, final ...

Rates of bowel cancer in young people are rising more sharply in England than in many other countries around the world, a study has found. Early onset bowel cancer in those aged 25 to 49 is ...

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades o ...

Cheerful crowds gathered in central Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes similar to that of the early days of the Arab Spring uprising before a violent crackdown and the rise of ...

The green-white-black-red opposition flags were seen across Syria. Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended ...

The rebel flags are currently flying high across the country, and have replaced the posters of Mr Assad, which loomed throughout the streets of Damascus. And it is not only in Syria that the ...

Chris Woakes' 2-20 represents his best return in the fourth-innings of an overseas Test Second Test, Wellington (day three of five) England 280 (Brook 123; Smith 4-86) & 427-6 dec (Root 106 ...

Ben Stokes picked up three wickets to hasten the end for New Zealand • Getty Images Ben Stokes has credited England's "more dominant cricket" for securing their first series win in New Zealand ...

Governors across the U.S. have ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to mark National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Saturday. This year, the day marks the 83rd anniversary of the surprise ...

United States and North Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff Saturday, Dec. 7. Here's what to know about Gov. Roy Cooper's half-staff flag order. Why are the flags at half-staff in North ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — On Saturday, Dec. 7, Gov. Jay Inslee directed all Washington state and United States flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state agency facilities in observance of National ...