Sylvestre, also known as Cleopatra Palmer, had been a feature of film, stage, television and music since the 1960s.

A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said.

Mohamed Al Fayed is alleged to be a serial sexual predator. His sexual abuse, which has been under the spotlight for years, was not confined to his time as chairman of the luxury department store ...

The former US president was wounded in the ear by gunfire during the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.

He described the weekend’s conference as the point his party ‘comes of age’ after it secured five MPs at the general election in July.