Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, is celebrating his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinals elected the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost to succeed ...

Scientists have captured footage of the reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous snail from New Zealand for the first time, shedding light on a process once shrouded in mystery. Images show the ...

The call from heads of UK environmental charities follows Sir David Attenborough’s new film on the oceans, released to mark his 99th birthday.

A survivor of the Nottingham attacks has told how she wishes the killer had taken her instead of the two young students who “had their lives ahead of them”. Sharon Miller was walking to work on the ...

In an interview with the BBC, the Bank’s chief suggested that the UK-US trade deal secured on Thursday could set an example globally.

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remained in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

Ten energy suppliers have paid out around £7 million in compensation and refunds after an error led to some customers being overcharged, the energy watchdog has said. Industry regulator Ofgem said the ...

Most passengers travelling by rail between St Pancras and Switzerland change trains and stations in Paris, leading to a total journey time to and from Geneva of around seven-and-a-half hours. This ...

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement rejected the Indian claims that Pakistan launched attacks on Pathankot, ...

An Irish footballer has broken the Guinness World Record for farthest distance a football has been thrown by a woman, sending ...

Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire ...

Dan Burton, 54, died after his paramotor was involved in a collision with one flown by Sacha Dench, known as the ‘human swan’ ...