Australia have retained The Ashes after thrashing England to win the third Test and take an unassailable three-nil lead in the series.

The government has said it will not be introducing any fresh COVID restrictions in England this side of new year - despite the record rise in reported cases over the weekend.

The Los Angeles Police Department has released the bodycam footage from an incident that led to an innocent teenager being fatally shot as officers opened fire on a suspect.

As the year comes to an end, it is time to commemorate the stars and notable figures we have said goodbye to over the last 12 months.

The perfectly wrapped mummified body of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I has been examined in "unprecedented detail" for the first time with the use of modern scanning technology.

The jury in the trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell resumed deliberations on Monday, but a verdict has not yet been reached.

An action-packed new trailer for Robert Pattinson's debut as Batman shows him teaming up with Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman.

Teenagers with parents who smoke are four times more likely to take up the habit, according to a government campaign.

Footfall at shopping sites across the UK on Boxing Day fell to almost half of levels seen pre-pandemic, figures show.

Environmental campaigners have criticised the Scottish government's tree-planting policy as "totally irresponsible".