Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final match of their series in Singapore.

Palestinian medics said more than 40 people, most of them children, were receiving treatment in two hospitals.

To celebrate the progress made this year, Elba has opened a Christmas pop-up in central London with his initiative Don’t Stop Your Future (DSYF).

A Massachusetts man trying to escape from police shimmied down a chimney – but got stuck. The man fled onto a rooftop, channelling what the Fall River Police Department described as “the essence of ...

Super sub Rasmus Hojlund’s brace secured Manchester United a much-needed 2-1 comeback victory in the Europa League at Viktoria Plzen as Ruben Amorim registered his first away win as head coach.

Maura Higgins asked her friend if Pete Wicks is “still in” Strictly Come Dancing in a teaser clip for the I’m A Celeb Coming Out show.

The Defence Secretary has said that “proscription is not a matter for now” in relation to the UK’s ban on the group that has taken power in Syria. John Healey said that the Government’s “interest” in ...

Urfan Sharif told social workers that his daughter Sara “brings a smile to my face” before he went on to murder her, new documents show. Sharif, who was convicted of Sara’s murder on Wednesday, also ...

The entertainer, known for his catchphrase ‘chase me’, died in hospital surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday.

The new procedure was to plug an artery that continued to leak blood onto the surface of the brain, according to his doctors.

A mother on hunger strike has urged Sir Keir Starmer to help free her jailed son before she collapses and is hospitalised. British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, 43, has been ...

Comedian Duncan Norvelle, known for his catchphrase “Chase me”, has died aged 66. The entertainer, who rose to fame in the 1980s through his television appearances, died in hospital surrounded by his ...