Such an unusual intervention in the English Channel could be a sign that French police are changing their tactics.

Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something ...

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 commentary and follow text updates of first practice for the British Grand Prix from ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognise Taliban rule, with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi ...

A former security contractor for Gaza's controversial new Israel- and US-backed aid distribution sites has told the BBC that ...

A 64-year-old man has been arrested after a woman sustained a serious head injury in a town centre. Police were called to ...

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to ...

The Liberal Democrats are celebrating a by-election victory in a council seat vacated by Reform UK. Terry Rooney won the ...

BBC Sport understands Derby County have agreed a fee to sign United States international striker Patrick Agyemang from Major ...

A man has been found guilty of numerous offences after spiking a woman's flu pills with sleeping tablets and raped her while ...

Plans were submitted by Foundation Properties for the site in Duckamere, Bramford, near Ipswich, that included a new road and ...

Speaking of the Conservatives, they didn't pick up any new MPs in Yorkshire at the election last year, but they still have a ...