The health secretary has blamed high cases of flu, COVID and fears about Strep A for the “massive pressure” the NHS faced over the festive period....
The family of American football player Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during an NFL game, have asked supporters to keep him in their prayers....
The coffin of football legend Pele has been carried through the streets of Santos in Brazil as the public paid their final respects to the sporting...
The government is doing “everything possible” to increase the number of hospital beds available, Downing Street has said, as winter pressures continue to bite. Concerns are...
New Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar – seen as a bogeyman by many unionists in Northern Ireland – has said he “understands” and “gets” the concerns...
There is “not a bottomless pit of money” to be spent on increasing workers’ pay, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has warned the RMT union – as...
Edson Arantes do Nascimento wasn’t born here, and he didn’t die here. But for 19 seasons, Pelé put this place on the map – so much...
Thousands of football fans are saying a final farewell to Brazil football hero Pele at the home of his former club Santos. The coffin of the...
Thousands of people are paying their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI as his body lies in state at the Vatican. Doors to St Peter’s Basilica...
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. The ex-world number one previously underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010. The...
UK Border Force officers have joined patrols on French beaches for the first time in a bid to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel....
Two helicopters have collided near a marine theme park in the Australian state of Queensland, killing four people and leaving three others critically injured. The mid-air...
Brazil officially has a new but familiar president as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time. The leftist politician, known as...
Andrew Tate’s Twitter account has been used to protest the influencer’s innocence after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. Tate’s account, which is followed...
Pope Francis has prayed for his predecessor Benedict XVI at a special New Year’s Day Mass. At the service in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican,...
A man accused of killing four students in the US was warned after making “creepy” and inappropriate comments to staff and customers at a brewery, its...
Specialist terrorism experts are investigating an attack involving a machete on police in New York that left three officers hurt. A man wielding the weapon attacked...
Blasts have been heard in Kyiv and air raid sirens wailed across the country just after midnight, forcing Ukrainians to abandon New Year celebrations and head to...
Ian Blackford watched the election of his successor Stephen Flynn via zoom, surrounded by his closest allies. And by boxes. His imminent forced departure from the...
World leaders and King Charles have paid tribute to former pope Benedict XVI following his death at the age of 95. The Vatican announced the former...