Taiwan demonstrated its sea defences against a potential Chinese attack on Thursday as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multi-tiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland.

The Sunset Fire was burning in the Hollywood Hills as fire crews battled three other blazes which have killed at least five ...

The royal family has wished the Princess of Wales a happy 43rd birthday. Future queen Kate is celebrating at home in Windsor, with the Prince of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince ...

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) said capitalised major repairs – which include long-term refurbishments such as replacing a roof or stripping cladding from a building – rose by just under a ...

Mr Lammy told the BBC that he believes Mr Trump’s comments earlier in the week about Greenland come from his concerns about US economic security.

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th US president, will be honoured on Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National ...

Two lynx which were illegally released in the Scottish Highlands have been successfully captured – with experts warning the creatures could have died if they had remained in the wild.

Production has come to a halt on several television programmes as US authorities attempted to bring the Californian blaze under control.

EastEnders viewers have slammed an "awful" and "disgustingly cringy" character romance on the popular BBC soap opera. A passionate fan took to a forum to express their dislike of the relationship ...

Police in South Oxfordshire are appealing to find two men after a report of hare coursing. Officers attended Sydenham near Chinnor yesterday evening (January 8) and found a vehicle parked at an ...

A yellow weather warning for ice is in place for Oxfordshire this morning. The Met Office issued the warning which is in place until 10.30am. The warning covers Oxford itself, west towards Burford, ...

Tesco is being urged to drop a trial involving Danone-funded midwives offering advice to customers on feeding infants. The midwives have been offered branded uniforms and undergone training by the ...