A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and destroying ...

Thailand’s defence minister said three people are confirmed dead and 90 are missing at the site where a high-rise building under construction collapsed in a powerful earthquake.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed putting Ukraine under external governance under the UN as part of efforts to ...

The epicentre of the earthquake was in central Myanmar, 30 miles east of the city of Monywa. In the capital Naypyitaw, the ...

Lisa Jane Smith, author of the hit supernatural series The Vampire Diaries, has died aged 66. The American writer, known as LJ Smith, created the stories of the warring vampire brothers which were ...

A STEVENSTON care worker has been struck off after "physically abusing" a vulnerable service user. The sanction was imposed on Robert Qua following a Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) hearing ...

A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed after he texted escorts and sex workers on his work phone. Pc Shabul Miah sent messages to “a large number” of different phone numbers linked to escort ...

The health service said plans are ‘under way’ to ensure it can implement DIY testing if it is recommended by the UK National Screening Committee.

Bad weather has forced the cancellation of this weekend's service on board the Arran ferry to commemorate the victims of the sinking of HMS Dasher.

The Tory former deputy prime minister also spoke of her personal experience of trying to lose weight as peers considered food and obesity policy.

Nasen Saadi extensively planned the random killing of Amie Gray and attempted murder of Leanne Miles in Bournemouth.

A 23-year-old Polish national accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann has been refused bail by a Crown Court judge. A lawyer acting for Julia Wandel made an unsuccessful 15-minute bail ...