Thousands of firefighters were attempting to contain the original Palisades fire, which has burnt nearly 16,000 acres.

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 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 ...

Shamima Begum will not be returning to the UK, David Lammy said following calls from Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief for the repatriation of British members of so-called Islamic State ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yields on government bonds – which reflect the cost of government borrowing – continued to rise, up eight basis points to 4.89 for 10-year gilts, which is the highest since 2008. The cost of ...

Boden Boo is a woodland and riverside beach which is located beneath the Erskine Bridge. The item, which contained a 68-year-old woman's purse and other personal items, was stolen from a silver Skoda ...

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.

A year is a long time in music, but Spotify is giving you the chance to solve your post Spotify Wrapped blues in January 2026 already.

A community has paid tribute to a 14-year-old boy with a “pure heart” who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in ...