IT sounds like the start of a rather niche joke, but in fact is an attempt at summarising my top night out in St Peter Port ...

By Bernard Place SINGAPORE is not known for being a soft touch. Its government is famously disciplined – fiscally cautious, ...

CONCERNS surrounding the government’s arrangement with the private company operating the AquaSplash pool surfaced during a scrutiny hearing yesterday – in which the Infrastructure Minister said “we ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the US state department said.

The Prince of Wales and Cate Blanchett donned lab coats as they witnessed the hi-tech work of an environmentally-friendly clothes dye company. William and the actress visited labs in Norwich where ...

Royal Ascot racegoers turned on the style for Ladies’ Day with a show of sartorial flair and the odd outlandish hat. Towering headgear inspired by Jane Austen, recycled creations and even fluttering ...

Deacon Blue keyboardist James “Jim” Prime has died aged 64 after a short battle with cancer. The Scottish pop-rock band announced the news shortly after Prime, from Kilmarnock, died on Thursday ...

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The hurricane’s centre was located about 20 miles (30km) east of Punta ...

Scotland’s First Minister has accused the leader of the Tories of a “demonisation of young people” after he pushed for more exclusions to tackle disruption in schools. The Government this week ...

Ben Stokes insists Ollie Pope was never in danger of being dropped for this week’s opening Test against India, claiming it would be “remarkable” to leave his vice-captain out. Jacob Bethell is pushing ...

South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92. The Eastern Cape government ...

A couple charged with the murder of their two-year-old grandson punched their children when they were growing up, their son has told a court. Kerry Ives, 46, and Michael Ives, 47, are accused of ...