Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel ...

It is the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.

Family and friends of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at his school gathered to remember a “social butterfly” who “deserved so much more” and “had dreams, plans and a future ahead of him”.

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson’s wife had a “frightening” reaction before accusing him of physically abusing her, he has told a court. A jury was told that Rebecca Hanson acted in a “disturbing” way by ...

Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope’s condition on Friday, saying that he will remain hospitalised.

An application to dismiss two charges facing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife in the historical sex offences case involving them both has been heard in court. The detail, which cannot be reported for ...

Anas Sarwar has kick-started his bid to become Scotland’s next first minster, saying he will “defy the odds” to win next year’s Holyrood election. The Scottish Labour leader made plain his ambition in ...

Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet Donald Trump in Washington next week amid growing concern about US support for Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed revenge for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by ...

Edward Blackmore, 45, dishonestly claimed his company had agreed a multi-million-pound contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

The most recent study that PA could identify suggests 47% of inmates say they grew up with both parents. Different research into young offenders has found that as many as 76% had an “absent father”.

Four Provisional IRA members – Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 – were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack ...