An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

Teenager Caitlyn Halse defied nerves to score twice on Women’s Rugby World Cup debut as Australia registered a record 73-0 win over Samoa. Desiree Miller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament, ...

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...

The famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises galvanised governments and aid groups to intensify their pleas for Israel to halt its 22-month offensive on Gaza, prompted by ...

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The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine have said they are “very disappointed” by the response from authorities. Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her ...

Readers may hear the males ‘singing’ to the females, which they do by rubbing their wings together to create a long loud whirring sound. They can be 'frustratingly difficult to spot' as 'their ...

Three people are in a life-threatening condition after a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, east London, police said. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene in ...

The family of a British aid worker reportedly killed in a Russian drone strike while volunteering in Ukraine has been left in “red tape limbo”, an NGO has said. Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from ...

THINGS will only get tougher at this Rugby World Cup and England know this was a case of job done rather than mission.