Wanted US fugitive built new life in Kent

Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory today, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900.

A fire tore through an 11-storey building housing a clothes factory and residential complex in Bangladesh's capital last night, killing at least eight people, including the owner.

An impressive jump in new car purchases last month has reinforced hopes that confidence is returning to the economy.

The suspects in the Cleveland kidnapping are expected to be charged today as the investigation into their imprisonment for a decade continues.

Garment workers who survived the collapse blocked a major highway to demand improved wages and  benefits

Britons are the most concerned nationality when it comes to wildlife, says veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East.

Gun control activists have voiced fears that the world’s first firearm made entirely with 3D printer technology was successfully fired, and the blueprint used to make it was made available online to download for free.

A “helpful” new drug which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume will today become available to UK patients.

Jean-Luc Godard called ‘The Pajama Game’ the first left-wing operetta – and in Richard Eyre’s hands, it’s a workers’ triumph

Calling Farage's party racist allows it to play the victim card. So attack policies instead

Executives at Disney were so concerned about labour conditions in Bangladesh that they ordered a halt to operations in the country, before the clothes-factory collapse last week that left more than 400 dead.