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When millions turned up for the Hindu festival amid a coronavirus surge, many feared the worst.

The whale, believed to be a baby Minke, was spotted in Richmond Lock yesterday evening and has since been moved.

The US has relaxed rules on fuel transport after a ransomware cyber-attack took the pipeline offline.

One of the most bizarre episodes of World War Two unfolded on a farm to the south of Glasgow on 10 May 1941.

Myths and fables passed down over thousands of years are full of fantastic creatures and warring gods. But they also might contain evidence of environmental disasters of the past.

A Nigerian professor thinks this scheme should be taught across Africa to help tackle unemployment.

Tom Cruise hands back three gongs and the crisis-hit awards are without a broadcaster for next year.

As seen in Netflix's Bridgerton, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens was once at the heart of the capital's nightlife and a centre for scandalous liaisons and secretive assignations.

The tourist was given counselling following his ordeal in a mountainous part of north-eastern China.

A team of mountaineers will mark a line between the Nepal and Chinese side to stop climbers mixing.

Long in the shadows, asexuality is finally becoming increasingly visible. It could help young people find themselves and their identities, and change the way we think about sexuality.

Powerful magnets are bringing abundant, pollution-free electricity a step closer.

Humanity has sent spacecraft and landers to the Red Planet since the space age began. Now, we know which microbes might have survived the trip, says geneticist Christopher Mason.

Police in Colorado say the body of Amy Carlson was mishandled, leaving her family appalled.

The best data yet on the deepest points in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern oceans.

A refugee group claims the tunnel was close to breaching the site's outer perimeter.

The teenager and two younger children were sleeping in the industrial bin in Port Lincoln.

The reggae music legend died of cancer in 1981 aged just 36.

Conservation groups say naturally restored forests can help in the fight against climate change.

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Failure to tackle deep-seated issues meant fresh violence between the two sides was a matter of time.

A body found at Herculaneum may have been part of Pliny the Elder's team sent to rescue residents.

Creative geniuses can be both a boon and a bane in the workplace, so getting the most of these extraordinary minds can be slippery for everyone involved.

A love of Cornwall is a must for this job and people who suffer from sea sickness need not apply.