Year: 2024

A man has died in a fire in Cumbria, with emergency services still at the scene, and people warned to stay away from the town. 

Seizing military bases, toppling regime statues, freeing prisoners and capturing major cities – this is just a fraction of what Syrian rebel forces have achieved in just over a week. 

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al Assad, saying Syrians "have put up with his brutal regime for far, far too long". 

West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has undergone surgery after a car crash, the club has confirmed. 

Notre-Dame Cathedral has held its first mass since it reopened following the disastrous fire of 2019. 

Police have released two new images of a man suspected of shooting healthcare executive Brian Thompson in New York earlier this week. 

Singing, dancing, hugging and crying. Hundreds of Syrians have gathered in Manchester city centre to celebrate the end of the regime, a regime many fled in fear of their lives. 

A London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative Party treasurer, will this week announce the purchase of a key digital partner to sporting properties including the Men's…

Bashar al Assad started out as a doctor and ended up a mass murdering tyrant now on the run. 

Bashar al Assad's downfall marks an end to more than half a century of family rule, as rebel forces turned the tide in a civil war he had embraced.