Europe wildfires live: Macron to chair crisis meeting as France and Spain continue to battle major blazes

A bereaved father and son bond over greyhound racing in an east Durham town in terminal declineThe adjoining villages of Easington and Easington Colliery in...

The soundscape of Robbie Banfitch’s latest low-budget film is key to the creepy mood, in a story of a disappeared girl and her brother’s attempts to find out...

The German scientist showman turned corpses into gruesome entertainment and scored a global hit – but he sidestepped the moral questions truly great art asks...

After seven days in charge, how is the new UK PM doing? Send your questions to our columnist Polly Toynbee about Andy Burnham and his new government, his pol...

The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismGood morning. In his last speech to Labour’s...

The quake struck near the coastal city of Uto in southern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage.

South Korea temporarily paused trading on Tuesday as its benchmark stock index led losses across the region, closing more than 10 percent lower.

In six months Iyiola Adebayo went from captaining West Ham youth teams to delivering pizzas but he has found a new direction“Within six months of being the c...

As the paddock disperses for its traditional mid-season three-week break, the race is on to catch Kimi AntonelliMercedes came into the season as favourites a...

With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health benefits for humans of all agesThe school...

Pete Goding has been photographing the Tour de France for 20 years – here he gives an insight into what it’s been like to document this year’s raceTwenty Tou...

TUC leader says lender’s ‘bonanza’ quarterly profits of £3.3bn mean it ‘can easily afford to pay more tax’Business live – latest updatesBarclays has increase...