The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organised by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli ...

The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with ...

Billionaire Elon Musk will join Mr Trump in Washington, according to a Trump aide. The SpaceX owner, who was handed a ...

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into US telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from ...

John Lewis has released a memory-strewn tear-jerker, following a woman frantically buying a last-minute gift for her sister, for its highly-anticipated Christmas advert.

Charles was born on November 14 1948 at Buckingham Palace – the first child of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced. The new legislation will require ...