Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene after receiving a triple-zero call from a motorist.

Speaking from overseas, the prime minister also lashed out at the Coalition for not passing Labor’s existing savings measures.

The deal will slash red tape on food exports to the EU including lifting an effective ban on the sale of British sausages, burgers and shellfish.

The Conservative leader said foreign workers who fail to make a 'net contribution' to the country will lose so-called settled status, also known as 'indefinite leave to remain'.

Roy Cooper, a Democrat and former North Carolina governor, had enjoyed a strong lead over his opponent, Michael Whatley, for much of the campaign.

Democrats scored their first major midterm victory on Tuesday as former governor Roy Cooper flipped North Carolina.

The Tibetan Plateau, home to the world’s largest expanse of alpine permafrost, is warming at about twice the global average but, counter-intuitively,researchers have found that ice in parts of the Tibet autonomous region is actually thickening. A team from Peking University found that shallow ground ice has unexpectedly increased over the past 20 years, affecting more than a third of the plateau’s permafrost, a phenomenon driven largely by natural climate factors. The authors noted that the...

Charities that lobbied the Home Office to water down tougher immigration rules received more than £1billion in taxpayer cash, it can be revealed.

The tail of the doomed Learjet that nosedived into a street in Greenacres, Florida, near West Palm Beach, was recovered miles away from the crash site, investigators have revealed.

The sheriff's office identified the victims on Tuesday afternoon as Marco Antonio Perez, 15, and Nathaniel Flores, 13. Both of the teens were from Salinas.

One union described the leaked directive as pitting hospital workers and ambulance officers against each other in a “Hunger Games fight for beds”.

But a seagull in Northumberland has been pictured turning his attention to a seal and wrestling a fish from its mouth.

Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff has won re-election in Georgia, defeating Republican challenger Mike Collins after a brutal race.

Tragic new details have emerged about the teacher who died on Halloween night.

Votes are being counted in the US midterm elections, with Democrats looking like they are having a good night.

As voters across 50 states cast their ballots on a critical night for Trump and the country, view our live-updating maps and charts to bring this historic election to life - and see what America decides.

Democrats Bass and Raman are facing off for mayor of Los Angeles after they both came out on top of Spencer Pratt during the city's jungle primary.

On Tuesday night, Ossoff was easily re-elected, with independent election results monitor Decision Desk first projecting an Ossoff victory a mere 18 minutes after the polls had closed.

Follow the SCMP’s live coverage here: High voter turnout as US midterm results test Trump’s grip on Congress The United States’ midterm elections are unlikely to deliver a “disruptive” shock to relations between Beijing and Washington despite potential volatility over the issue of Taiwan, according to a prominent Chinese expert in US studies. Chen Dongxiao, president of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, said any shift in the make-up of the US Congress would mainly complicate...

Dateline Resources and the US Government have appealed a work ban at its Colosseum gold-REE project, arguing its 1985 mining plan at the billion-dollar prospect remains valid.

The 83-year-old entertainment titan and his 33-year-old former spouse appeared 'very much back together' during an October outing aboard Geffen's 454-foot superyacht Rising Sun.

The incredible images were snapped in the Arctic and Antarctic by veteran expeditioners Sue Flood and Ian Dawson.

More than 200 volunteers spent months hand-stitching the 6,500 poppies which now adorn the side of St Peter's Church in Inkberrow, Worcestershire.

Electric cars sitting at a park ‘n’ ride commuter car park could be charged by the sun all day. But it’s not as simple as putting up a few solar panels.

David Jones is facing collapse amid reports crucial negotiations with its landlords have failed.

If a “blue wave” were to materialise in the elections, Trump would lose control of much of his domestic agenda. Expect him to double down.

'Biggest security risk isn't a hacker behind a computer halfway around the world.'

A flurry of hoax calls on Tuesday morning sparked flight chaos across the continent, with planes grounded in Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Poland.

Detectives said they had found 'explicit content' - including footage of 'male and female minors' - on digital devices which allegedly belonged to the Duchess of Sussex's father.

Mogging has been awarded the title of word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary thanks to a 210 per cent increase in its usage in 2026. But do you know what it means?