The military juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced in January that they had decided to leave Ecowas.

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official has said. Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier ...

Michael Oliver inadvertently blocked Carlos Baleba as Crystal Palace broke forward and won a corner from which they scored.

Everton recorded their first-ever Women’s Super League win over Manchester City as a 2-1 victory dented their opponents’ title hopes. Second-placed City missed the chance to close the gap between ...

The emergency support will be delivered through the UN and NGO agencies to people in the country, as well as to refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.

Russian officials confirmed an oil spill, but said experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent.

Ismaila Sarr’s magnificent double settled the M23 grudge match as Crystal Palace beat bitter rivals Brighton 3-1 on their own patch. Sarr struck twice after Trevoh Chalobah scored a controversial ...

Brilliant centuries from Maia Bouchier and Nat Sciver-Brunt helped England pile up 395 on the opening day of their one-off Test against South Africa. Bouchier hit 126 on her Test debut, sharing in a ...

Police have launched a murder inquiry following the “brutal and senseless” death of a woman in Co Down. The victim, who suffered a head injury, has been named as Karen Cummings, 40. Two men have been ...

A two-year-old boy has died and four adults have been injured in a hit-and-run crash involving a stolen Porsche, West Midlands Police said. Officers were called to Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, near ...

A triple shooting which left one woman dead and a man in critical condition “sounded like fireworks” and left people in the street “crying and screaming”, neighbours said. Police were called at around ...

Forecasters have issued a warning of persistent rain that could make travel conditions difficult in parts of Scotland over the next three days. The Met Office yellow warning, which covers parts of the ...