Xander Parish describes his route to the top as a Cinderella story complete with fairy godfather, who plucked him from the ranks of the Royal Ballet and propelled him to principal dancer at St...

The first and only hospital for wildlife in Ireland is appealing for financial help as it tries to find a new location.

Longlong the elephant is eight months old, 300kg - and still hungry. Even a short amble through the forest of his sanctuary takes some time, as he eats every bit of foliage in range...

A Madagascan government minister said he swam for 12 hours after his helicopter crashed at sea during a rescue mission for a ship that sunk, killing at least 64 people.Police Minister Serge Gelle had...

The number of dead after powerful Typhoon Rai hit the Philippines has risen to at least 375, with 56 still missing and more than 500 injured, authorities have said.The governor of one central Philippine...

Vladimir Putin has threatened a "military-technical response" if Western countries continue with what he calls "unfriendly" actions over Ukraine.Speaking to military officials, Mr Putin said there was no room to retreat in the standoff...

Israel has announced it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60, saying it is the first nation set to roll it out.The move comes amid concern over...

Germany will introduce new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.They include limiting private gatherings among the vaccinated to a maximum of 10 people before New Year's Eve.He also...