Thousands of firefighters were attempting to contain the original Palisades fire, which has burnt nearly 16,000 acres.

Taiwan demonstrated its sea defences against a potential Chinese attack on Thursday as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multi-tiered strategy to deter an invasion from the mainland.

Mr Lammy told the BBC that he believes Mr Trump’s comments earlier in the week about Greenland come from his concerns about US economic security.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) said capitalised major repairs – which include long-term refurbishments such as replacing a roof or stripping cladding from a building – rose by just under a ...

The royal family has wished the Princess of Wales a happy 43rd birthday. Future queen Kate is celebrating at home in Windsor, with the Prince of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince ...

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th US president, will be honoured on Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National ...

Nationwide has issued an update to its millions of customers after a staggering sum of cash was withdrawn from accounts.

Two lynx which were illegally released in the Scottish Highlands have been successfully captured – with experts warning the creatures could have died if they had remained in the wild.

A community has paid tribute to a 14-year-old boy with a “pure heart” who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in ...

Telecoms giant BT has announced a huge order for thousands of new electric vehicles. The company said the 3,500 new vehicles ...

The reporter for the Il Foglio daily was detained in Tehran on December 19, three days after she arrived on a journalist visa ...

Weather warnings remain in force across the UK as Britons are braced for the mercury to plummet as low as minus 16C. Snow, ice and fog yellow weather warnings are in force across the UK on Thursday, ...