A bus driver and passenger were injured after they shot at each other on a moving bus in North Carolina. Tensions began after passenger Omarri Shariff...
The UK and other major European governments have called on FIFA and independent broadcasters to “quickly reach an agreement” for how the Women’s World Cup will...
A senior Indian government official, who approved a reservoir to be drained so his colleague could find his phone, has been fined more than £500. Sub...
We are standing on the huge deck of the Geo Barents rescue ship, where hundreds of people are waiting to start a new life. The boat...
Air New Zealand is reportedly going to weigh its passengers travelling internationally in June. The information will be used to calculate average passenger weights – useful...
North Korea has attempted to launch its first military spy satellite – sparking emergency alerts in neighbouring South Korea and in Japan. Air raid sirens sounded...
Families on benefits will be able to claim hundreds of pounds more in childcare payments from the end of June, the government has announced. People on...
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is visiting Mediterranean countries this week as part of a government focus on tackling illegal migration. He will be visiting Algeria, Tunisia...
The Cabinet Office has reiterated its refusal to hand over some of Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages to the COVID inquiry, arguing part of the material is...
Rishi Sunak has been accused of being “slippery” in the row over whether the government will hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and other documents to...
Significant failings in the UK’s asylum system have been highlighted by the UN’s refugee agency, including torture victims being detained and laws not being “complied with”....
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is visiting Mediterranean countries this week as part of a government focus on tackling illegal migration. He will be visiting Algeria, Tunisia...
Rishi Sunak will travel to Washington next week for talks with US President Joe Biden. The prime minister will meet Mr Biden, along with members of...
Labour would give local authorities new powers to buy land cheaply and develop affordable homes if it wins power at the next election, Sky News understands....
Food inflation in the UK has slowed from April’s record-breaking rise – but is still up more than 15% on the year, new retail figures show....
A fresh wave of rail strikes will affect train journeys across the country this week. Ongoing pay disputes between the government and the ASLEF and RMT...
Rishi Sunak has said a new government crackdown on vape marketing will stop the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people. Ministers have pledged to close...
New oil and gas developments in the North Sea would be blocked under a Labour government, it has been reported. Granting new licenses for oil and...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine is trying to scare and provoke Moscow after it blamed it for a drone attack in the capital. Officials said...
A nun whose body has barely decayed since her death has unintentionally attracted hundreds to the site of her burial in a small US town. People...