Now researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US believe the answer may be “hiding in plain sight”, within the planet’s iron-rich clay. They propose that much of the ...

Joseph Nicholls, 43, was separately handed a suspended sentence for sending a threatening email to a company providing ...

A Conservative motion to to overturn a law which set the default speed limit at 20mph in built-up areas was rejected by the Welsh Parliament.

Helene, which formed on Tuesday in the Caribbean, is expected to move over deep, warm waters, fuelling its intensification.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a nuclear power supporting another country’s attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression.

The PSNI said there have now been 48 arrests and 38 charges since violence broke out following anti-immigration protests in the city on August 3.

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was hearing evidence on Wednesday from Scotland’s chief medical officer, Sir Gregor Smith.

Craig Mackinlay, a quadruple amputee, praised the NHS for its care when he was ‘very ill’ but was ‘not quite so complimentary’ on ...

The US president also said that opportunity exists to ‘have a settlement that can fundamentally change the whole region’.

Ashley Williams was caught on CCTV as he roamed around the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham with a fire extinguisher in his hand.

A man has denied raping a drunk 16-year-old girl in a dark, secluded part of Brighton beach, instead saying the teenager was “completely happy” during the encounter, a trial has heard. Joseph Eubank, ...

The Government will “rebuild” community sentences to ensure they have public confidence and cut reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said. In an interview with the PA news agency, Shabana Mahmood ...