France has reported the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities stressed that there did not appear to be any health risk to the public, adding that the infection had been "an exceptional case" involving a person with a severely compromised immune system.

Exclusive: Climate impacts and debt pressures are escalating across the developing world, a new paper from World Vision finds, threatening the long-term development of children more with every year that passes

Pak High Court summons officials over detention of Imran Khan's three sisters

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday

Government, banking and other key websites taken offline to respond to panic over technology that powers much of the internet

Around six million households are set to receive a payment this winter

The awkward comedian’s performance on ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ has turned him into the internet’s boyfriend. His time in the spotlight, writes Isobel Lewis, has come after years of clever, disorientating stand-up that often leaves his fans wondering about who the man underneath the jokes truly is

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

This was the second of three rounds of retrenchments announced in July this year, as GovTech seeks to let go of 7 to 9 per cent of its workforce amid a transition to a new operating model.

The family of the U-boat commander are delighted the wreck has finally been identified