After taking the bust home, strapped in a seat belt in the front seat of her car, she contacted two auction houses, Bonhams and Sotheby’s, both of which confirmed that her hunch was right.

"Fierce battles” are being waged as the Ukraine fights to retake Russia-controlled areas.

As the US Supreme Court decides the fate of Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision legalising abortion in the US, Oklahoma is already at the forefront of the nation’s abortion wars.

The 24-year-old Russian Sofia Sapega was with her boyfriend Raman Pratasevich on a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 when it was diverted to Minsk by Belarusian authorities. 

The censors wondered “if Sony could cut a few” of the shots of Spider-Man standing atop the Statue of Liberty’s crown.

In its latest effort to reclaim territory, the Ukrainian military said that “fierce battles” were being waged as it fought to retake Russia-controlled areas around Kharkiv in the northeast and Izyum in the east.

While Conservatives who lost their seats are blaming Johnson, the results reflect the continuation of a broader shift that all liberal democracies are facing around the world. 

The former political wing of the IRA looks set to claim top spot in elections in Northern Ireland for the first time this weekend.

Ukrainian fighters holed up in a steel plant in Mariupol made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s takeover of the strategic port.

At least eight people are dead and dozens injured after an explosion at the 96-room Hotel Saratoga in Havana.

The Queen has ruled that only family members who are undertaking official duties on her behalf will be on the balcony for Trooping the Colour.

Amber Heard has returned to the stand for a second day detailing how a 'perceived' affair with a fellow actor led to Johnny Depp allegedly assaulting her on his private jet.

Russia has intensified its assault on the Azovstal steelworks, bombing from the air and pushing forward on the ground.

At the time, Facebook said it had made “mistakes” in the blocking of thousands of pages from its platform but internally its most senior leaders were delighted with the project.

In Partygate’s wake, Conservatives have faced heavy losses, but look to have avoided the landslide defeat predicted by some pollsters.

The sufferings of the besieged port have horrified the world, but in Russia, it is portrayed as a triumph.

Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos splashes cash at eight-hour rallies to distract voters from his family’s notorious legacy.

A rock-star reception for a Philippine political candidate with a familiar surname.

Amber Heard said Johnny Depp threatened her life when she visited him on the Gold Coast shortly after they were married while he was filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5.

A helicopter captured dozens of sharks basking in shallow waters off Tampa this week.