The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

The Leonid meteor shower is set to delight stargazers, sending shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The Leonids – one of the more prolific annual displays – are usually fast, bright meteors ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko has died aged 101 after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the ...

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The ...

The 51-year-old is undertaking the 300 miles of Radio 2’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge on his dream childhood bike, the Raleigh Chopper.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “The A39 at Loxley Woods near Ashcott reopened at about 8am today, Friday, November 15, following a closure from about 6am to allow for the recovery of ...

A patient’s own blood could be used to help create a material potentially capable of repairing their broken bones, new research suggests. Scientists have transformed blood into a substance which ...

UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data. The UK economy grew by 0.1% over the period, versus 0.5% growth between April and ...

The demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan held combined military exercises in nearby waters.

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, providing a solid mandate for his economic revival program. Mr Dissanayake’s National ...

A student gained valuable experience after completing a six-month work placement with a construction company. Josef Nicolls, a student studying civil engineering and construction at Bridgwater and ...

The annual gathering brings together countries and members that jointly account for almost two-thirds of global GDP.