The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on Sunday after a close run-off election even as the vote count continued.

Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the militant group’s ...

True crime documentary series 24 Hours In Police Custody is set to return with the story of a man and a woman who faced a series of anonymous online messages, which escalated into death threats and ...

The NHS’s top A&E doctor is urging people to use 111 services this winter as it is estimated up to two-fifths of A&E attendances could be better treated elsewhere. It comes as the health service ...

Booking.com predicts there will be a rise in so-called noctourism next year, with more travellers seeking night-time experiences and cooler climates.

British spies will seek to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare with a new laboratory for artificial intelligence, a minister will announce, as he insists Vladimir Putin will fail to deter ...

A six-year-old Harry Potter enthusiast who was given a wand by a kind stranger after losing his has said he feels “like a wizard now”. Richard Brown saved up pocket money he got from completing chores ...

Upgrades to Openreach’s ultrafast full fibre broadband could deliver a £66 billion boost to the UK economy in the next few years, research suggests. The upgrade is expected to drive productivity gains ...

The King’s country estate Highgrove has been decorated for Christmas, with a sweet nod to the Queen’s beloved dog Beth. Among the tree ornaments is an embroidered motif of the Jack Russell, who had to ...

Hundreds of properties have been flooded, roads were turned into rivers and winds of up to 82mph were recorded during Storm Bert.

Households using heat pumps use only half the amount of imported energy as those with gas boilers, new analysis has found.

Make UK said its study found that AI is increasingly being used across manufacturing, with benefits including increased efficiency and productivity. One in four of the 150 companies surveyed said they ...