Lightning strikes feet away from woman - and her boyfriend freaks out

Scientists, in the right place at the right time, have captured extremely rare footage of a remote sub-Antarctic volcano erupting.

Mark Evans and his six-year-old son hit the British capital to see the sights and found there was a lot more for a child to experience than dinosaurs, Big Ben and a big wheel    

The Eiffel Tower in Paris is the most popular spot in the world to take a selfie, according to new statistics.

THERE are still 82 sleeps to go but children are already thinking about what Santa will leave under the tree on Christmas Eve.

Would you go on the Drop of Doom?

London is the selfie capital of the world, according to social media analysis.

Dubai shattered the world record for the largest ever pyrotechnic display on New Year’s Eve with a show involving more than half a million fireworks, Guinness World Records said yesterday.

Cork City Council has warned that it will take some time to restore the city’s iconic Shandon clock to full working.

LONDON could be forgiven for resting on its laurels.

The London Marathon will go ahead as planned, organisers said today after the Boston Marathon explosions prompted an urgent security review.

'The Simpsons' will broadcast a special Olympics episode.

Big Ben is to chime non-stop for three minutes to ring in the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Torch reached new heights this morning as it was held aloft on the London Eye.

Hundreds of world landmarks from Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to the Great Wall of China went dark last night, part of a global effort to highlight climate change.

Four radical Islamists have admitted plotting a major pre-Christmas terror attack on the London Stock Exchange.

Four radical Islamists have today admitted an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange.

Hulk Hogan wants to visit Stone Henge.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has brushed off fears Parliament could sink into the River Thames.

LITTLE BRITAIN star David Walliams is braving raw sewage and deadly diseases to raise money for charity by swimming the length of the Thames.

'Little Britain' star David Walliams is braving raw sewage and deadly diseases to raise money for Sport Relief by swimming the entire length of the Thames.

Emma Watson has reportedly moved her new boyfriend into her dad's house.

George W Bush faced international condemnation tonight of his claim that British lives were saved as a result of torture.

Two British brothers were at the heart of an al Qaida terror plot against British and other European cities, intelligence sources said today.

The lights will go off at Government buildings, Leinster House, the Customs House and the Four Courts at 8.30pm tonight to mark Earth Hour.

REVELLERS worldwide met the new year with spectacular fireworks displays and joyful parties against a backdrop of tightened security.

More than half a million spectators are expected to descend on central London today as the Tour de France, the world’s biggest annual sporting event, hits town.

The September 11 attacks, the Bali bombing and plots against British targets were among the confessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed during a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon.

The Old Bailey jury trying Muslim cleric Abu Hamza on soliciting to murder and race hate charges was warned today not to get “sidetracked” by the weekend’s events.

The Old Bailey jury trying Muslim cleric Abu Hamza on soliciting to murder and race hate charges was sent home today after one of them fell ill.

The security of the British parliament was in question today after two anti-war demonstrators were able to climb the Big Ben clock tower and stage a five-hour protest.

Two anti-war protesters who scaled Big Ben in London are planning to stay there all day, Scotland Yard said today.

Two men believed to be anti-war demonstrators were today scaling Big Ben in London.

An estranged wife of Osama bin Laden claims he plans a televised assisted suicide which will trigger attacks on London, Paris and the US.

A row is raging over the fate of India's answer to Big Ben.