A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has finally finished first after appealing for some royal luck.

A man is facing murder charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said. The suspect, ...

A man has died and a toddler was left critically injured following a crash involving a car and two pedestrians, police have said. It happened in West Street in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley at ...

Romanian politicians have voted in favour of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in ...

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Singer Ellie Goulding has said she is “in awe” of the work of homelessness charity Crisis as she helped with its Christmas services. Goulding, 37, was at a London hotel on Monday, helping the charity ...

The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea also erupted in June and September.

Classic American novel Of Mice And Men has been removed from the Welsh GCSE curriculum amid concerns about racism. The new English Language and Literature syllabus issued by the country’s largest exam ...

Some 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.

The House Ethics Committee in the US has accused Florida Republican Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while he was ...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said. One of the strikes hit a tent camp in the Muwasi area, an Israel-declared humanitarian zone, killing ...

The First Minister of Wales has said she is looking forward to watching Gavin And Stacey on Christmas Day. Eluned Morgan, the leader of the Welsh Government, will be looking to see “what’s occurring” ...