Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar ...

An Israeli air strike has hit the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 Palestinians and wounding dozens more, Palestinian ...

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr has said that counting bars within music is like “climbing Everest” for him due to his dyscalculia. The Irish musician, 63, revealed that he cannot count or add because of ...

Women are more likely to need walking sticks, wheelchairs and other mobility aids compared to men, but they are less likely to use them, according to a study.

A sexual predator is facing a long prison sentence for the rape and manslaughter of a vulnerable NHS worker whom he attacked on a park bench. Mohamed Iidow repeatedly sexually assaulted 37-year-old ...

The popularity of lipstick and factor 30 sunscreen also dwindled, as did home office chairs and ‘boring’ ice cube trays, the retailer reported.

Harshita Brella, 24, was found in the boot of a silver Vauxhall Corsa in Brisbane Road, Ilford, east London, on November 14.

Europe “will spend more” on defence, the head of Nato has suggested, after he warned that “it is time to shift to a wartime mindset”. Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC ...

Some 38% of Britons are opting for potluck-style Christmas dinners, with 57% of this group saying they created a more communal and fun atmosphere. More than half (53%) also said that it reduced the ...

The Daily Mirror follows a similar path as it says a report found 485 children died or were seriously injured after being abused in the past year. The i leads on comments from Nato secretary general ...

It comes as a London hospital became the first in the UK to offer patients a choice of two different implants.

To celebrate the progress made this year, Elba has opened a Christmas pop-up in central London with his initiative Don’t Stop Your Future (DSYF).