French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault after authorities revived a 2018 investigation that was dropped, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

Space enthusiasts reveal hidden message on Perseverance rover’s parachute

Space enthusiasts claim they have decoded a hidden message on the British-made parachute that helped NASA's Perseverance rover to land safely on Mars.

Former Scotland, Leeds and Man Utd defender Gordon McQueen diagnosed with dementia

Former Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds defender Gordon McQueen has been diagnosed with vascular dementia.

Concerts, Euro 2020 and other large gatherings in June – how can big events go ahead?

Organisers of events scheduled to take place when England is finally lifted out of lockdown are scrambling to figure out how a post-COVID world will work.

Streaming bosses defend models but seem open to exploring change at inquiry

Spotify, Apple and Amazon bosses have defended their music streaming models to a government inquiry investigating how revenue is distributed - but agreed they would potentially be willing to "get together" as an industry...

Tiger Woods taken to hospital after being injured in car crash in LA

Tiger Woods has been taken to hospital after being injured in a car crash in Los Angeles, police have said.

Checkpoint shooting probe raises questions over Israeli authorities’ version of events

An investigation into the fatal shooting of a Palestinian man whose car hit a checkpoint has raised questions about the Israeli authorities' version of events and put renewed focus on Israel's tactics and procedures...

Capitol riots: Ex-police chief says he did not see FBI report warning of ‘war’ in Washington

The former US Capitol Police chief says he only found out this week that his officers were warned just hours before the 6 January riots that extremists could commit "war" in Washington that day.