Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIdris Elba has called for kitchen knives to have their ends rounded off in a bid to tackle the UK’s violent gang…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Shocking images reveal the serious crisis the NHS faces as elderly patients are seen waiting on a row of trolleys in a…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1, causing shock and alarm across the West.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBenjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, the US and Israel have confirmed.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe XL bully ban is costing police forces millions of pounds in veterinary bills and kennelling, police chiefs have warned.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bishop of Liverpool has denied allegations of misconduct made against him by two women.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 15 people are feared dead and many more injured in a stampede as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIllegal miners trapped in the depths of a South African gold mine resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off their…