Welcome to PA’s live US election page. Republican Donald Trump took an early lead in the US presidential race against rival ...

A US presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancour approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether ...

The Prince of Wales’s Earthshot Prize will stage its glittering awards ceremony in Cape Town, celebrating innovative ideas to “repair” the planet.

Republicans have picked up a crucial win in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice easily took the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring senator Joe Manchin. The Republican victory means ...

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the US Senate on Tuesday. The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who twice came close to ...

Oldham's iconic temple lit up the night sky as thousands attended for Diwali celebrations. The 'festival of light', which celebrates the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light ...

Australia’s foreign minister said she has raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she discussed the Canadian ...

The Welsh dancer will not take part in the rest of the BBC dance competition this year while she recovers from a foot injury.

Dame Rebecca Harris has already been named as chief whip, but there has been no official announcement of the new Conservative front bench.

Supporters of former president Evo Morales in Bolivia have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage, the country’s government said, as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued ...

Rachel Patrick, a head keeper at the zoo said the rescued racoon appears calm and is eating. “The racoon we have caught last night appears to be no worse for wear, is eating and calm,” Ms Patrick told ...

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake intended to be the star of an international competition has been withdrawn after it was badly damaged as it was taken to the event. The cake, wearing an outfit from the ...