Footballer turned tennis player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

A care home team leader has won the Made in Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw. Jeannette Morgan, who has worked at Lavender Hills Care Home in Ramsbottom for three years, has scooped the prize with ticket ...

Two sixth-form students have secured a place in a Cambridge University programme. Ayesha Malik and Eva Carter, from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, were accepted for the Lucy Cavendish programme ...

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

A Paralympic gold medallist has become a trustee of an armed forces charity. Gregg Stevenson, from Foulridge, will take on the role at Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), where he will use his armed ...

Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

The road over a popular Belmont hiking trail is set to remain closed until the end of the month as works take place. The road over Winter Hill, which is located towards Rivington Pike, will remain ...

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into US telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.