At least 30 people died in the crush at the Kumbh Mela on Wednesday, which was one of the holiest days of the six-week long ...

The story of the Kumbh Mela, the festival estimated to gather 400 million people over 45 days. As Hindus make the pilgrimage to bathe at the riverbank, tragedy strikes on the holiest day of the event.

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

A detailed study has found that almost 90% of the embankment running along the upper River Spey is in good condition, while highlighting areas in need of close attention.

The American Airlines airplane was on its final descent into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night ...

For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster ...

Samantha Brown from The Reluctant Explorers website recommends these Yorkshire Dales strolls with cafés and pubs to keep everyone happy ...

Grieving families cremated their loved ones while others cared for their injured relatives in hospitals on Thursday, a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and injured 60 others on a ...

Hay Town Council has announced upgrades made to a popular walking route in the town. The Bailey Walk, which runs alongside the River Wye from Wyeford Road to The Warren, has seen multiple improvements ...

A new BBC documentary looks at the murder case which gripped the country in 1996 - and was finally solved a quarter century ...

Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in Wednesday morning's ...

Several people are feared killed in the crush at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering. Over a million people are camping out in the cold for a month on the banks of the Ganges river ...