Joe Biden has mocked his own low approval ratings and had a dig at the "horrible plague" of predecessor Donald Trump at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls on 5 May to elect their new local representatives.

The family of a former hotel manager who was portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 Rwandan genocide has filed a $400m lawsuit over his alleged abduction and torture.

Ireland's Katie Taylor has beaten Amanda Serrano in a thrilling fight on the biggest-ever night for women's boxing.

A group of civilians have become the first people to be evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol - but 1,000 people are still thought to be living underneath it.

A group of civilians have become the first people to be evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol - but 1,000 people are still thought to be living underneath it.

"Radical" reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has urged, following a series of bullying and sexual misconduct claims against MPs.

Liverpool and Man City are enjoying the pressure of the title race and make keeping on each other's tails "look easy", says Sky Sports' Gary Neville.

Families still waiting to welcome Ukrainian refugees into their homes claim the government is prioritising recent, easier applications rather than those first submitted.

Britain has accused a "sick Russian troll factory" of "plaguing social media with Kremlin propaganda" after funding what it said was expert research into the organisation.