Forest rangers snare bear in the Dolomites in a move that also unleashes row over animal rights

A man and a teenage boy have been stabbed in east London, amid a spate of knife crime in the capital in recent weeks.

41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor facing 'significant prison term' over 'vulgar' incident, West Midlands Police force says

Elderly residents of a Staffordshire street woke up this morning to find their gardens had been ransacked by vandals.

Boris Johnson is preparing a plan for the UK's escape from lockdown after declaring the nation has "past the peak" of its coronavirus outbreak.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of an 88-year-old widower in a quiet English village.

Commercial space trips are a step closer to becoming reality after Virgin Galactic's spaceship took a glide and landed safely in the New Mexico desert.

A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has insisted Covid-19 is "natural in origin" after Donald Trump claimed to have seen evidence that the outbreak originated from a laboratory in China.

Questions have been raised over how coronavirus tests were counted after Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the "incredible achievement" of the Government in hitting its 100,000-a-day target.

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein visited Harvard University dozens of times after his conviction - and was even given his own office.

A man has been jailed for more than two years after dragging a woman along a road with his car before knocking over her boyfriend.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a young NHS worker was stabbed to death in east London.

Neighbours have described their shock after a boy suffered "possibly life-changing" injuries after being shot in east London.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

This is the emotional moment NHS staff lined the corridors to applaud a 62-year-old coronavirus survivor as he left intensive care after five weeks.

Kim Jong Un has reportedly made his first public appearance in 20 days amid speculation about the North Korean leader's health.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds named their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas after their grandfathers - and the NHS doctors who helped save the Prime Minister's life as he battled coronavirus.

Robert Jenrick has announced a package of more than £76 million in new funding "to support the most vulnerable in society".

A police helicopter has crashed in Texas, killing one of the two officers on board and critically injuring the other.

Pub visits should be avoided even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, England's deputy chief medical officer has indicated.

A woman in her 20s is fighting for her life in hospital with "slash injuries" after a street fight in north-west London.

The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will be trialled in the Isle of Wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month, the Transport Secretary said.

Joe Wicks says he will be back for his PE class on Monday after undergoing hand surgery.

Police have arrested 13 people and issued 11 more with fines after breaking up two parties in Liverpool during coronavirus lockdown.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a young boy was shot in east London and left with potentially life-changing injuries.

The number of daily coronavirus tests being carried has fallen to below 80,000 despite the Government saying that it hit the 100,000 a day target by the end of April.

Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of NHS worker David Gomoh in east London.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was shot inside a house during the coronavirus lockdown.

Piers Morgan has said he will temporarily step back from presenting ITV's Good Morning Britain after developing a "mild" coronavirus symptom.

A man has been jailed after he spat in a police officer's face, and threatened to kill the staff of a hotel in London.

The closure of cafes and restaurants in Rome due to the coronavirus outbreak means seagulls have had to change their habits and start eating rats, zoologists claim.

The Government has published a list of the experts helping shape the response to the coronavirus pandemic as part of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage).

Police have launched an investigation after 23 cows and calves were reported missing from a farm in Cornwall.

A hospital set up to care for people recovering from Covid-19 will be named after the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole to pay tribute to nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are "questions to be asked" about where coronavirus came from, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said.

Schools are installing hand-washing troughs in playgrounds and preparing to mark out two-metre lines to keep parents apart as they drop off their children in anticipation of the coronavirus lockdown ending.

Headteachers are planning for life after the lockdown to ensure the return to school will be safe for all children and staff.

The Mayor of London warned against a 'big bang' of lifting lockdown measures

A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised after saying Kim Jong-un was probably so ill he could not stand, days before he was seen at an event attended by hundreds of officials.

The wife of former Premier League footballer Kevin Phillips has been released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing.

Draft proposals for how to return to work safely have been leaked and they paint a very different picture of the workplace post lockdown.​

Three doctors in Russia who raised concerns about the working conditions on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic have fallen out of hospital windows over the last two weeks, it has been reported.

Spain's strict coronavirus lockdown has sent the unemployment rate to a near four-year high.

Detectives were today investigating the death of a pensioner found slumped with a head injury on a tree-lined street in north London.

A hospital worker described as a "true gentleman" by colleagues has died after contracting coronavirus.

Nearly a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed in just two weeks, officials have said.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets for the funeral of a local doctor who "gave everything for the local community" and died after being infected with coronavirus.

A woman has been arrested for suspected murder after a reported stabbing outside a shop in South Wales left an elderly man dead and several others injured.