Lasers that harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy could power missions to Mars and provide a source of clean energy on Earth, scientists have announced. The technology is ...

Survivors of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami described how they were “fighting for our lives” on the day, ahead of the release of a new documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the ...

Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s ‘first taste of winter’, the Met Office said.

A new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found that many medics feel patients are already coming to harm because of the current conditions in A&E departments around ...

The Foreign Secretary will arrive at the UN in New York on Monday during the UK’s presidency of the UN Security Council.

Kate Forbes is due to attend a meeting with senior figures in the offshore wind and hydrogen industries on Monday.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has called on shoppers to take additional steps to protect themselves from fraud.

Artem Horchuck and Yehor Kremnov, both six, became friends after joining their local Squirrels group in Gosport, Hampshire.

The Children’s Charities Coalition, which includes Action for Children, Barnardo’s and the NSPCC, said the Government’s “commitment to reforming and rebalancing children’s social care towards early ...

The Festivals Forward report surveyed 101 events such as the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festivals and Hay Festival.