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Ex-Court of Appeal judge to lead Grenfell Tower inquiry

Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick has been appointed to lead the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster, sources have confirmed. The...

Andy Warhol’s ‘first selfie’ sells for £6m

Andy Warhol’s “first selfie”, the painting which catapulted the pop artist to worldwide fame, has been sold at auction for £6 million. The work appeared...

Neanderthals practised primitive dentistry 130,000 years ago, research shows

Neanderthals were practising primitive dentistry 130,000 years ago with some using toothpicks, scientists have discovered. A study of four teeth from one of the extinct...

Thousands gather in India to protest against attacks on Muslims

Thousands of Indians have gathered in several cities to protest against recent violent attacks across the country targeting minority Muslims. Carrying placards saying "Not...

Kenya becomes first African country to launch generic version of latest HIV drug

Kenya has become the first country in Africa to introduce a generic version of the current drug of choice for people living with HIV,...

Swedish court increased sentences for livestreamed rape on Facebook

A Swedish appeals court has increased the sentences for three men convicted over a gang rape which was streamed live on a closed Facebook...

Protesters plan disruption as Hong Kong plans party for 20 years of Chinese rule

Hong Kong's pro-democracy groups are planning a series of protests as the former British colony stages a huge party to mark 20 years of...

Activists say 42 prisoners killed in air strike on IS-run jail in Syria

An air strike targeting an Islamic State-run jail in eastern Syria has killed at least 42 prisoners, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human...

Internet ’giants’ to address ’critical challenge’ posed by the spread of terrorism online

Four internet giants have teamed up to tackle terrorism, pledging to make their services hostile to violent extremists. Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube and Twitter have...

Syria denies chemical attack allegations

Syria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms....

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