‘Beam me up, Scotty!’: Star Trek’s William Shatner, 90, to blast off into space next week

After decades playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, it's William Shatner's turn to boldly go where no man has gone before.

E.On appointed to take on 233,000 customers hit by latest energy collapses

Household energy supplier E.On has been appointed to take on 233,000 customers affected by the latest collapse of smaller rivals.

Algeria closes airspace to French military and recalls its ambassador to France amid intensifying row

Algeria has closed its airspace to French military flights and recalled its ambassador to France as a row between the two countries intensifies.

Met chief to appoint ‘anti-sleaze’ adviser – as PM calls for change in ‘culture of policing’

The prime minister has called for a change in the "culture of policing" after the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met Police officer, with the force's commissioner committing to a review and...

Nurse denies murdering eight babies and attempted murder of another 10

A nurse has denied murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of 10 others over the period of a year.

Death toll rises to 13 after cyclone sweeps across Oman and Iran

Cyclone Shaheen has claimed the lives of 13 people as it swept across Oman and Iran amid fears the death toll could rise further.

Algeria closes airspace to French military and recalls its ambassador to France amid intensifying row

Algeria has closed its airspace to French military flights and recalled its ambassador to France as a row between the two countries intensifies.

Swimmers banned at Spanish beaches after shark sighting

Swimmers have been banned from entering the water at a Spanish beach following the sighting of a shark.