Mozambique will vote for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since independence from Portugal in 1975.

Wednesday’s ballot of MPs will select the final two candidates to go forward to a vote of the party membership.

The team will travel 9,000 miles to manage Base A Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, living and working in near constant daylight without running water.

The Foreign Secretary will repeat calls for de-escalation in the Middle East during a visit to the region. David Lammy is expected to meet leaders in Bahrain and Jordan on Wednesday to discuss efforts ...

Hollywood star Idris Elba’s foundation has joined forces with The Prince’s Trust to support young people who want to get into creative careers.

The heritage charity said September’s cold and wet weather meant many plants at its gardens stopped growing and needed harvesting early.

Productions costing up to £15 million will be eligible for the Independent Film Tax Credit, designed to encourage more people to make films in ...

The 40-mile-long motorway was ranked last in a survey of more than 9,166 road users conducted by watchdog Transport Focus.

Milton is forecast to cross central Florida and to dump as much as 46 centimetres of rain while heading toward the Atlantic Ocean, according to the hurricane centre. That path would largely spare ...

Research by anti-poverty charity Trussell found 670,000 people in Scotland have fallen well below the poverty line, including 170,000 children.

Tony Juniper will warn the economy cannot grow if nature does not at the launch of the non-governmental body’s State Of Natural Capital report.