At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of ...

Electricity is being slowly restored as the number of homes and businesses without power dipped below one million.

Helene came ashore last Thursday in northern Florida before carving a path of destruction through the south east.

Staff Sergeant John McKelvie, 51, of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, was airlifted to hospital but died on February 4 ...

A British man has said he will be stranded in Israel for weeks because of a lack of commercial flights out of the country to the UK. Keith Ottaway, 46, originally planned to return to the UK on ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign noted Donald Trump’s role in ending Roe v Wade in a statement reacting to Mrs Trump’s comments.

Investigators said the infant suffered more than 50 rat bites and required treatment at an Indianapolis hospital.

The Irish and British foreign ministers have expressed “deep concern” about the escalation in the Middle East and called for “a political solution”. The deputy Irish premier and Foreign Affairs ...

An inspirational Drongan man who turned to drugs in his teens and battled with addiction for almost two decades has formed a new support group ...

While nobody is guaranteed to be getting down on one knee in 2024, a jam-packed evening of performances is certain on October 12 at Mauchline Club. This year's event will aim to help youngsters in the ...

Proposals to change the law to give terminally ill people “choice at the end of life” are to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she hoped for “honest, compassionate ...

An aspiring photographer with a rare form of cancer has said it was ‘mind-blowing’ to hug the Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle. Liz Hatton, 16, was hugged by Kate, who has completed chemotherapy ...