A celebration in Downing Street on Boris Johnson's birthday involved people who were already working together, the transport secretary has told Sky News.

Up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for possible deployment to eastern Europe to bolster NATO forces amid ongoing Russian aggression on Ukraine's border, the Pentagon has said.

Several people have been injured after a double-decker bus crashed into a shop in east London.

Consumer goods giant Unilever has confirmed plans to cut 1,500 jobs under a shake-up of its global operations.

A burglar has been jailed for almost four years after leaving a single cigarette butt at the scene of the crime.

US President Joe Biden has been caught swearing at a reporter during a news conference after his mic seemed to accidentally pick up his reaction to a question.

Nineteen people have died after a fight between rival gangs led to a fire at a nightclub in Indonesia.

Almost two dozen crew members on an Australian military ship delivering much-needed aid to Tonga have tested positive for coronavirus, officials have said.

The Ukrainian soldiers speak in whispers as they trudge through the snow and mud of their trenches, keeping low as they pass the most exposed sections, past signs warning of sniper activity.

A crackdown on spectators wearing T-shirts in support of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open has been overturned after a backlash.