US court to hold pre-trial hearing for sex assault claim against Prince Andrew

A US court will hold a pre-trial conference today in the civil suit filed by a woman who claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her.

Britney Spears ‘can’t believe it’ as she reveals engagement to Sam Asghari

Britney Spears has revealed her engagement to partner Sam Asghari.

Scientific institute to fight future pandemics launches – and could see vaccines developed months earlier

A new scientific institute aimed at helping the world prevent, prepare and respond more effectively to pandemics is launching today. 

Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities only while wearing Islamic dress

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to continue their studies in universities but classrooms will be gender-segregated, the Taliban has said.

Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities only while wearing Islamic dress

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to continue their studies in universities but classrooms will be gender-segregated, the Taliban has said.

‘An inspiration to all of our kids’: Tennis club where it all began for Raducanu ‘immensely proud’

Bromley Tennis Centre is the place where it all began for Emma Raducanu, and last night, they watched her make history.

Royal Navy unveils vision of the autonomous fleet of the future

The Royal Navy has unveiled a vision of what the British fleet could like in the future, including an enormous flying drone station based in the stratosphere and an underwater flagship vessel.

‘I thought I had died’: Kazakhs say they were dragged in shackles and mistreated in Chinese detention centres

Sitting in a grand room in Westminster, Erbakit Otarbay is a long way from his birthplace in Xinjiang. But he can remember it by his scars.