The clashes, which erupted on Thursday, marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government in Damascus.

The winning numbers for Saturday’s National Lottery Lotto draw were 01, 19, 29, 33, 42 and 44, and the bonus number was 21.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has said participating in an audition involving a blindfolded man wielding a sledgehammer is the “scariest thing” he has ever done.

The man, who is barefoot and holds a Palestine flag, has been spoken to by negotiators several times but at 10.30pm had not yet agreed to come down.

Israel has said it will send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the ceasefire in Gaza. It came after Hamas reported “positive signals” in talks with ...

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said that ‘the state is not match-fit to rise to the moment our country faces’.

This year’s Commonwealth Day theme is Together We Thrive, which celebrates the ‘enduring spirit of the Commonwealth family’.

Double gold Paralympic athlete Richard Whitehead has completed the original London marathon route to support grassroots running during a year-long challenge. The Paralympian, who runs with prosthetic ...

A Vatican statement said doctors decided to keep Francis’s prognosis guarded, meaning he is not out of danger.

Former England defender Stuart Pearce has issued a health update after falling ill on a flight back to London Heathrow on Sunday, March 2 ...

Negotiators are continuing to appeal to a man who is several metres up the clock tower of Big Ben to come down as darkness falls. The man, who scaled the tower at around 7.20am on Saturday and is ...

After losing in Unleash to contestant Aneila, Cyclone's 'panto villain' speech was compared to Legend by some Gladiators fans ...