Victory Day is one of the country’s biggest secular holidays, commemorating the 27 million Russians lost in the war.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American Pope, has said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the ...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of causing criminal damage to the much-loved tree following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court.

Gurvinder Singh Johal, said to have been known to friends as Danny, was pronounced dead at the scene in Derby.