Residents near a chemical factory in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, have been found with unusually high levels of PFOA, a persistent 'forever chemical' linked to increased risks of several serious health conditions. Independent researchers tested…

Two men in their 30s have been arrested over an alleged terrorist plot targeting the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Counter-terrorism officers detained the suspects in central Manchester, following what police described…

Police Scotland has carried out its largest-ever enforcement operation against suspected human trafficking, with around 300 officers raiding nearly fify locations across Scotland. Thirty-six people were arrested and 13 initially charged during Operation…

New research suggests prayer is the strongest spiritual motivation drawing young adults to church, with one in three reporting that they attend more frequently than a year ago. The Barna study found that…

The USA has signed a new defence agreement with Denmark and Greenland, allowing Washington to establish two additional military bases in Greenland while reaffirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. The agreement, updating a…

Coinciding with the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack on the Moscow region since the war began. Russian officials said hundreds of drones targeted the capital,…

Fears of renewed war in northern Ethiopia are growing after the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accused each other of launching military offensives. Federal minister Getachew Reda said Tigrayan…

On 20 September North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea. South Korea’s military said the first missile travelled about 300 miles and the second more than 400 miles. The…

At least eleven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a house in KwaMakhutha township, near the city of Durban. Police said three gunmen armed with pistols and rifles entered the…

A major wildfire in central Colombia is threatening the historic town of Villa de Leyva. whose colonial architecture and cobblestone streets attract more than a million visitors each year. Flames have engulfed the…