Some refused to stand as a jazz ensemble started playing the EU’s anthem while others turned their backs on the proceedings.

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing ‘strongly condemns’ the unrest in the former British colony.

House prices edged up 0.1% between May and June but Brexit uncertainty is set to weigh on growth over the coming months, according to a new survey. Property prices edged higher month on month in June to an average of £216,515 after adjustment for seasonal factors, according to the Nationwide ...

James Clarke was found dead at a property in Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham in the early hours of this morning

Here are the top 10 highest-paid BBC stars in 2018/19, according to the corporation’s latest annual report. The figures are the first salary disclosures since the BBC announced it would be scrapping the universal free TV licence for over-75s. And they came after the BBC’s director-general said the public backs ...

Sportswear corporation Adidas has launched an investigation after a social media stunt to launch the new Arsenal football kit was used by sick trolls to spread abusive jokes and racist messages which ended up trending globally. The new Arsenal Football Club kit deal with Adidas is worth a reported £300 ...

Ahead of Tuesday evening’s clash, two of four players leading the tournament scoring charts with five goals each are from the US squad.

The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern continent steadily increased from 1979 and hit a record high in 2014, but three years later, the annual average extent of Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest ...

A man has suffered a puncture wound to his back and leg and stomach injuries in a suspected shark attack in Australia. The 54-year-old was swimming with friends at Shelly Beach in northern Sydney when he was wounded, but he managed to swim to nearby rocks and raise the alarm. ...