Thunderstorms are expected to hit the south of England this afternoon, bringing the possibility of road closures, power cuts and damage to trees and buildings.

Chelsea have omitted Romelu Lukaku from their squad for the game against Liverpool on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Twenty Conservative politicians have urged Boris Johnson to scrap energy taxes as bills continue to rocket.

Israel has launched strikes against militant targets on the Gaza Strip a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory.

Longlong the elephant is eight months old, 300kg - and still hungry. Even a short amble through the forest of his sanctuary takes some time, as he eats every bit of foliage in range of his trunk.

Emergency services searching for people missing after wildfires swept through communities in Colorado will use cadaver dogs to hunt through layers of fresh snow covering the smouldering debris.

Secondary school students in England are once again being asked to wear masks in classrooms to help tackle the rise in Omicron coronavirus cases.

One of Ireland's top animal hospitals has called for the establishment of a national canine blood bank service, similar to the one that exists in the United Kingdom.

Luis Ortiz twice hauled himself off the canvas to knock out ‘Prince’ Charles Martin in a back-and-forth heavyweight battle on Saturday in Florida.

England head coach Chris Silverwood has tested positive for Covid-19 while isolating with family in Melbourne.