The cable provides power to the overhead line equipment, which in turn powers electric trains across the tracks.

The UK has called for an independent investigation into the downing of an Azerbaijani plane thought to have been caused by a Russian missile. President Vladimir Putin apologised “for the fact that the ...

The display took place over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour after the city was gifted two more giant pandas by Beijing.

Nick Kyrgios has described Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek’s positive doping tests as “disgusting” ahead of his return to tennis. The controversial Australian has played only one match in more than two ...

Hussey and Leonard Whiting rose to fame as teenagers after starring in the 1968 film version of the Shakespearean tragedy.

Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform programme, ...

Nathan Aspinall fired a warning to his rivals after booking his place in the last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championships with a 4-0 win over Andrew Gilding at Alexandra Palace.

From the death of former taoiseach John Bruton, to the unexpected resignation of Leo Varadkar as premier, the year has been dominated by politics.

A murder investigation has been launched after a stabbing victim died in north-west London. Officers were called to reports of an attack in Linacre Road, Willesden Green, at around 4.16am on Saturday.

On Friday at 11am, John Swinney met with representatives from the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation – a charity set up in honour of Doddie Weir, a Scottish rugby union player who died of motor neurone ...

The Prime Minister has called on Britain’s regulators to do more to prioritise growth as he seeks to improve living standards by 2029.

A snail may have been saved from the “edge of extinction” after more than 1,300 born in a world-first breeding programme from the UK were released into the wild. The pea-sized Desertas Island land ...