Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

Gaute Haugenes, who managed the team from 2001 to 2003, told the BBC members of staff were aware Mr Al Fayed ‘liked young, blonde girls’.

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on Rust, was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has ...

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden has said tonight’s first live performance since her return to the series will be “beautiful for my family”. The 34-year-old told the PA news agency ...

Labour must not “rest on our laurels” on diversity in Parliament, one of the party’s front benchers has said ahead of its annual women’s conference on Saturday. Commons Leader Lucy Powell hailed the ...

Consumers who buy their food at convenience stores could be paying up to a fifth more than at larger branches of the same supermarket, according to a study. Which? compared the cost of 42 popular ...

An open letter asks world leaders to agree to help children meet their potential ‘without threat from ever-worsening climate disasters’.

The rare strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed Ibrahim Akil, a commander of the Lebanese militant group’s elite Radwan Force.

Liam Gallagher has revealed that his setlist for the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois boxing match at Wembley Stadium will involve him playing just Oasis hits.

Thunderbirds and Peppa Pig voice actor David Graham has died aged 99, it has been confirmed.

Haiti’s police force lacks the logistical and technical capacity to fight gangs, said William O’Neill who visited the troubled country this week.

The plant on an island in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania was the site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power ...