Taliban militants have entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul after seizing the city of Jalalabad without a fight, officials in the country say.

A man who comforted one of the Plymouth shooting victims in the final minutes of her life has spoken of the moment he came face to face with the gunman.

Animal welfare campaigners are set to protest at more than a dozen Morrisons supermarkets across the country.

Hundreds of people have been killed and hospitals are overwhelmed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed towns in Haiti.

They are two of the most notorious serial killers in US history after murdering more than 60 young men and boys between them.

Spain has sweltered in potentially its hottest day ever after a provisional heat record of 47.2C (116.96F) was set in the Andalusia region.

An Irish Olympic athlete has posted harrowing images online after an assault that left him drenched in blood and requiring surgery.

A month ago, Sharif Safi's dream of studying in the UK was on the verge of coming true.

Esther Dingley's partner has praised the French and Spanish police teams who searched for the climber after she went missing in the Pyrenees.

All 16 and 17-year-olds in England will be offered their first coronavirus vaccine by 23 August so they can build maximum immunity before returning to school, the health secretary has said.