Experts trained Ivor, a six-year-old cocker spaniel Labrador cross, to identify the highly destructive pathogen phytophthora ...

The shock offensive sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.

England flexed their muscles with bat and ball as they built a commanding lead over New Zealand on day three of the first Test in Christchurch. The tourists turned an overnight deficit of 29 into a ...

The funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley is set to take place after a two-day “final tour” of the cities she loved. Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for ...

More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the ...

Kansas City Chiefs avoided a shock defeat as they hung on to beat the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 and clinch a playoff berth. The defending Super Bowl champions let a 13-point third quarter lead disappear ...

Two children and a 50-year-old were taken to hospital in Deir al-Balah, where a doctor confirmed they had died of suffocation ...

John MacKinnon, 47, was murdered by his brother-in-law Finlay MacDonald in a spree of violence on Skye and the Scottish ...

Syria’s state media said projectiles from insurgents landed in the student accommodation at Aleppo’s university, killing four ...

Amilah Hussain was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia last month and there is currently no match for her on the register.

Southampton’s Cameron Archer had a goal controversially disallowed as his side shared the spoils with Brighton.

Joe Marler insisted Harlequins’ 48-24 Gallagher Premiership defeat by Bristol confirmed he had got the timing of his retirement right.