A gem hunter in the US has dug up a six-carat diamond which he claims he has been told could be worth up to a million dollars (£750,000). Navy reservist Jack Pearadin and his friend shovelled the ...

A Scot who was released from an Indian jail after almost nine years remains in a “really dangerous and precarious situation”, campaigners working on his behalf have said. Dan Dolan, deputy chief ...

The Foreign Secretary is expected to join G7 talks amid US pressure on European countries to use their diesel reserves.

The family of a 16-year-old who died after a car plunged into the River Wear have paid tribute to their “beautiful girl”, saying she had a “zest for life”. Zara Shaw died when the vehicle went into ...

The RAC says the average price for a litre of diesel has risen to a new record high, with some forecasts charging 203p a litre on Friday.

The movement, which began as an online campaign and now calls itself the Cockroach Janata Party, organised street protests ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, as they struggle ...

Political activist Tommy Robinson has appeared at a crown court accused of harassing two journalists by allegedly telling one “I’m coming to get you” and the other “I’ll be knocking at your door”. The ...

Cutlery and a distinctive chair designed by Mackintosh will also feature in the Lyon & Turnbull sale later this month.

Four astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey that set a US speed record. The fresh arrivals include a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he is ...

Race crime figures in Northern Ireland are “escalating out of all proportion”, the chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher urged that the issue be highlighted as he said the number of crimes motivated ...