Large Lake Ontario sign installed in Canada in latest jab at US
The waters separating two nations have become the latest flashpoint in a rapidly escalating transborder confrontation. On Canada's Lake Ontario shoreline
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Manhunt after one killed and five injured in Swiss shooting, police say
A sweeping search operation has engulfed the town of Aarau and its surrounding districts after gunfire erupted near a horse racing venue…
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We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
On the fringes of Llanidloes, a small town in Powys, a Grade II listed Georgian mansion sits amid fifteen acres of woodland…
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I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby
In the summer of 1966, a seventeen-year-old girl from Stranraer in south-west Scotland boarded a journey of more than 150 miles northward…
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Mount Fuji pics, life-changing ramen and a weak yen – why young Brits are going to Japan
Seeing others' holiday snaps of Japan on social media made Maitri Sanghvi want to go there As I open up Instagram, I…
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I’ve been to Gamescom six times – here’s what excited me this year
The Koelnmesse exhibition halls in Cologne, Germany, once again became the beating heart of the global games industry this week as Gamescom…
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They fell in love – then had to check they weren’t brother and sister
Audrey and Arthur Kermalvezen met at a gathering of donor-conceived activists For years, Arthur Kermalvezen, the child of a sperm donor, saw…
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Heavyweight Itauma handed harsh world-title lesson
At twenty-one, Moses Itauma had built a reputation on speed, precision, and an almost supernatural ability to finish opponents before they could…
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Rescue to continue overnight for ‘in distress’ vessel carrying five in the Channel
A coastguard helicopter, plane and RNLI lifeboats are involved in the search Rescue efforts for a vessel "in distress" in the English…
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Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
With the count still running and the outcome effectively undecided, Iceland finds itself balanced on the thinnest of margins in a referendum…
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