A woman has been paid an out-of-court settlement from a council after her adoption of a two-year-old boy broke down. Karen Maguire won the six-figure payout from South Lanarkshire Council

Jacqueline Wilson has been described as many things over the years, but one title that still surprises her is “gay icon”. In 2020, the British children’s writer announced that she

The last time US presidential candidates met on stage, they traded barbs and personal takedowns in a debate that upended the 2024 campaign. President Joe Biden’s performance forced him to

The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests. They are a magnet for

Boeing is offering its staff a 25% pay rise over four years in a bid to avoid a strike that could potentially shut down its assembly lines as early as

At least 48 people have been killed in central Nigeria’s Niger state, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country’s disaster agency said. The

An influential Filipino pastor wanted in the Philippines and the US for child sex trafficking has been arrested, ending a two-week long standoff between police officers and his followers. Police

A barrage of allegations against the chief of India’s market regulator poses a credibility threat to the country’s watchdog, top fund managers have told the BBC. Multiple charges, mostly around

Pope Francis has touched down in Timor-Leste – the only Catholic-majority country he will visit on his 12-day Asia-Pacific tour. Around 700,000 people – more than half of Timor-Leste’s entire

Australian police are working with their international counterparts to locate a man they believe fled the country after pouring boiling coffee on a baby in Brisbane. The random attack –