Alistair Brownlee believes the current Strava craze has led to unhealthy comparisons within elite sport. When the 36-year-old made his Olympic debut back at Beijing 2008, he was hardly even tracking ...

The delivery of supplies and military personnel to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not lead to any confrontation since July.

The final supermoon of the year is set to appear in the skies above the UK today. Known as the Beaver Moon, the full moon isn’t expected to be quite as bright as last month’s Hunter’s supermoon, but ...

The Lib Dem leader became widely known for his attention-grabbing stunts during the general election campaign.

The fire took place just weeks after devastating flash floods in Valencia killed more than 200 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

The Leonid meteor shower is set to delight stargazers, sending shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The Leonids – one of the more prolific annual displays – are usually fast, bright meteors ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the ...

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

A patient’s own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests. Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which ...

The DWP has announced a £15 million funding boost to the Help to Claim scheme which will support thousands of people.