US President Joe Biden will aim to kick-start a crucial year of action on climate change today as he hosts 40 world leaders at an Earth Day summit.

2020 was the warmest year on record in Europe, a major climate study has found.

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, is being held in isolation for 23 hours a day in a maximum security prison, authorities have revealed.

MPs have accused the government of a "missed opportunity" in failing to give more detailed plans on how Britons might be able to enjoy foreign holidays this summer.

Up to 350,000 predominantly black and Asian service personnel have not been formally remembered in the same way as their white comrades.

When George Floyd bought cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 note, it triggered the wretched sequence of events that led to the end of his life.

A child rescue alert has been issued for a 14-year-old girl who went missing three days ago in County Louth, Republic of Ireland.

India has reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period - the biggest one-day total seen anywhere in the world since the pandemic began.

Nearly 60% of adults say they intend to fly less after being vaccinated against COVID-19 - with fears over spreading new variants of the virus among the top concerns.

MI5 has launched an official Instagram account in an effort to be more open about its work.