The price of gold has surged past the record $5,000 per ounce level and shows little sign of easing back as investors continue to seek shelter from uncertainties connected to Donald Trump.

In a bombshell announcement, China's Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating General Zhang Youxia, China's most senior general and a man who was second only to Xi Jinping himself on China's top military decision-making body.

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At least 15 people have died after a ferry sank in the southern Philippines overnight.

A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man reported missing was found dead in Plymouth.

Shabana Mahmood will set out her overhaul of policing today, aiming to tackle "unpunished" everyday crime and get officers from their desks to the streets.

The body of a man who disappeared during a Christmas Day swim in Devon is believed to have been found.

I feel like I've seen this horror movie before.

A new mural warning the US not to launch a military strike on Iran has been unveiled in a square in central Tehran.

Andy Burnham has said he is "disappointed" after Labour's governing body blocked him from standing as an MP at the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

It has been a frenzied 48 hours of Labour leadership speculation after Andy Burnham tried to throw his hat in the ring for a return to parliament.

Dozens of people are still missing following a landslide on Indonesia's Java island on Saturday that killed at least 25 people.

The Met Office has issued a series of yellow warnings for heavy rain covering Monday and Tuesday.

There's a lot in the announcement, though none of the proposals are exactly new.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said there is a "strong case" for banning under-16s from social media.

More than 850,000 households are without power, and 14,400 flights have been cancelled as a huge storm hits US states from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England.

The road where Alex Pretti was killed by a federal immigration agent is known in Minneapolis as "Eat Street" because it's lined with restaurants and cafes.

A total of 86 people have been arrested after a group of protesters supporting a Palestine Action-linked activist on hunger strike at Wormwood Scrubs breached the prison grounds, police have said.

Alex Pretti was 37 years old when his life ended.

Paris Hilton says the "pain and abuse" she faced as a teenager at so-called behaviour camps paved the way for her to find the "most meaningful work" of her life.