A man has been shot dead in east London, police have said. A murder investigation has been launched after the victim - believed to be aged in his 30s - was found with a gunshot wound in Barking ...

This year has been named the year of the Aurora, with the UK lucky enough to see another incredible display of the Northern Lights on Thursday. Known as the aurora borealis, they are typically seen ...

An Indian politician who had close ties to Bollywood stars has been shot dead in Mumbai weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, who was known for throwing lavish parties, was shot multiple times ...

The business secretary has suggested the government could put up national insurance for employers in the budget without breaking its election pledges. Jonathan Reynolds told Sunday Morning with Trevor ...

The man who was prime minister of Lebanon during the last Israeli invasion of the country in 2006 has both Israel and Hezbollah in his sights. Talking to me in the hills above Beirut, Fouad Siniora ...

Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has died aged 69. Mr Salmond, who led the Scottish Nationalist Party between 1990 and 2000 and then again between 2004 and 2014, was a prominent figure ...

This shock of Alex Salmond's death is reverberating around every corner of UK politics. There was not a soul involved in the political life of the past three decades who did not know his name and his ...

A woman has died after going overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel Islands. The French coastguard said it received a distress message shortly after midnight on Saturday. A French navy ...

A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations following a row with the Dubai-owned ...

The King has said he is "greatly saddened" by the sudden death of Alex Salmond, Scotland's first SNP first minister. The Alba leader died on Saturday afternoon aged 69 from a suspected heart attack ...

While its origins are not exactly politically correct - more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds. The event sees competitors splash ...