Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.

A partially sighted Belfast woman has said she is looking forward to going completely blind so she will no longer have to deal with a rare condition which causes her to experience terrifying ...

Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”.

The Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium will be centre stage for two group stage fixtures during the Women’s Rugby World Cup - England vs Australia and New Zealand vs Ireland - and Breach is banking on a ...

The fifth major storm in three weeks has slammed into the north-eastern Philippines, prompting more evacuations and a United Nations call for emergency funds to help the government address the plight ...

We are all being urged to check our wallets and down the back of our sofas after a 50p coin sold for nearly 400 times its value at auction this week. The 50p coin in question was released in 2009 to ...

In southern Malaga province, streets were flooded while 3,000 people near the Guadalhorce river were moved from their homes ...

Rachel Reeves will tell City chiefs she has a plan to boost the economy with billions in pension investment as she continues to battle criticism over her tax-raising Budget.

Social media has been blamed for an increase in children taking their own lives and developing eating disorders due to bullying.

Laura Hudson, from Astley in Greater Manchester, first thought something was wrong when she felt a lump in her right breast.

The 30 millionaires, worth more than £190 million, gathered for a photoshoot by Rankin, who has photographed famous faces ...

The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its ...