Three sperm whales found washed up on a beach in Lincolnshire are "believed to be from the same pod" as a whale which died in Norfolk.

Egyptian prosecutors are reported to have referred eight museum employees for trial over a botched reattachment of the beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh, Tutankhamun.

Police have identified "knowledge gaps" in Scotland's counter-terrorism strategy, according to a classified police paper.

Rio de Janeiro authorities announce plans to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus during the Olympic Games later this year.

Two Britons are understood to have been rescued from a tourist boat which capsized in the Caribbean, reportedly killing 13 holidaymakers.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic beats Gilles Simon in five sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

French authorities should deploy soldiers in order to secure the port of Calais, a UK haulage boss says following fresh incursions by migrants.

Nicola Sturgeon warns there is "some distance left to travel" before the financial deal underpinning the Scotland Bill is agreed.