Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.

The UK has already lost its position as a world-leader in certain scientific innovations and technologies, and is in “severe” danger of slipping further behind without urgent action, a House of Lords ...

US and Arab mediators have made significant progress towards brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of ...

Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Adrian Meronk have all appealed against the monetary sanctions for playing in LIV events.

Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines on Tuesday in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned shaft ...

Almost £2,800 was donated by readers of Newsquest titles across the country to support the vital work of the children’s charity and it’s Childline counselling service could be there to help ensure ...

A man was arrested on suspicion of three offences - including dangerous driving - after an incident on the motorway on the outskirts of Bradford.

England captain Heather Knight called for her side to be “braver with the bat” after they slumped to a second successive defeat in the Women’s Ashes. A 21-run loss in the second one-day international ...

Rachel Reeves will move to reassure turbulent markets amid high Government borrowing costs as she faces a grilling from MPs on Tuesday.

A Bradford primary school is closed to pupils today due to "dangerous access and continued thick ice on the roads".

South Korea said the weapons were fired from a northern inland area and were suspected to be short-range ballistic missiles.

If you've been on X (formerly known as Twitter) in the last week or so you may have seen a spate of posts encouraging you to view images in a 4K resolution. Plenty of users have shared images of ...