Police in northern Switzerland said on Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule”.

A hurricane struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after increasing in strength in a matter of hours. Its rapid intensification caught authorities off guard as ...

Initial messaging around shielding at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been more nuanced, Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said.

A woman found dead at home along with her eight-year-old daughter was a “loving and devoted mother”, a neighbour has said.

The UN General Assembly’s annual meeting, which ends on September 30, follows the two-day Summit Of The Future.

Bob Mortimer has revealed why he "couldn't walk" during filming the latest Go Fishing series on BBC Two with friend Paul Whitehouse.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the country since early on Monday has reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women. Health minister Firass Abiad told ...

Sir Declan Morgan said a Court of Appeal judgment had “clearly and unequivocally” endorsed the independence of the commission.

A MAN from Holyhead who twice strangled his ex-partner and repeatedly stalked her in Colwyn Bay has been jailed. Dominic Parry, 30, of Tan Yr Efail, was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment at Mold ...

A WOMAN from Colwyn Bay has started her own “home boarding” business for dogs in memory of her own Border Collie. Mandy Kormi, 52, has launched Layla’s Place, named after her own dog, who she spent ...

Rosamund Pike will make her National Theatre debut in a new production as Rufus Norris marks his final season as artistic director of the organisation. Norris, who announced last year he would step ...

On Thursday, a yellow warning for the North East – indicating heavy rain could cause some disruption – has been issued for the whole day.