A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

The King has hailed love as an important virtue across religions and one that the world “still needs” in a personal Easter message. It comes as he and the Queen are due to attend a Royal Maundy ...

Train passengers are being warned over disruption as Network Rail prepares to begin its Easter engineering work. The Government-owned company said it will carry out work on more than 300 projects ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s election is who is best to deal with US President Donald Trump.

North Korea has threatened unspecified retaliation after the US flew long-range bombers over South Korea, which the North claim may be a practice run for an attack.

With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, the Wednesday talks are a crucial indicator of whether the Trump ...

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek help, they are often facing a diagnosis of an incurable cancer, according to ...