The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity, and the crowds keep flocking. What explains her charm?

It comes days after former UK deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg left his top job at the social media giant.

Travellers urged to allow more time for journeys amid ‘perfect storm’ of festive season and bad weather Some flights and ferries were cancelled on Saturday amid a “perfect storm” of the Christmas getaway and bad weather. The disruption has been caused by strong gusts after the Met Office announced yellow warnings for parts of the…

He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.

Judge said state’s ban ‘clearly contrary’ to recently passed constitutional amendment but left other laws in place More than two months after Missouri residents voted to add abortion rights into their state constitution and overturn the state’s ban on the procedure, abortions have not yet resumed in Missouri – and it’s not clear when they…

Questions have been raised over the prince’s relationship with a Chinese businessman alleged to be a spy who was later banned from the UK.

Bruno Lobo was practising filming with a new camera he heard a woman screaming.

University of Sussex scientist calls promotion of preventative practice when pets are flea free ‘profiteering’ Vets need to stop “profiteering” by giving dogs and cats preventive flea treatments that are wiping out insects and songbirds, according to a well-known scientist. The standard practice in the UK at present is to advise that customers take a…