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Volkswagen sales slide further as carmaker weighs mass job cuts

England bowl against India in historic first women's Test at Lord's

Gagan Gupta, man on a mission to industrialise Africa

Eleven dead, 19 missing as wildfire roars through southern Spain

Eleven dead, 19 missing as Spain wildfire roars through southern Spain

EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram's 'addictive design'

Man nearly sucked out of 'detached' window on Ryanair flight

EasyJet accepts rival takeover bid from US investor Apollo

Record visitors, record taxes: Vienna cashes in on tourist boom

UK schools, mentors team up to rescue 'lost boys' with football

Landslides kill 15 in Philippines as biggest typhoon in decades nears Taiwan

India's choked pavements fail pedestrians

In India, a pavement can be many things -- a hawking site, parking area and garbage dumping space -- but rarely what it is meant to be: a safe path to walk.

It's coming home: Bayeux tapestry arrives in London in overnight operation

In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London. Unbeknownst to late night stragglers, it was carrying a 1,000-year-old masterpiece: the Bayeux Tapestry.

Beirne hails 'special moment' as he prepares to captain Ireland

Tadhg Beirne said Friday it was a "special, special moment" to be captaining Ireland after being handed the armband to lead the team out for the first time against Japan.

Indonesia says landfill fire near Jakarta extinguished

A landfill fire on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has been put out after burning for more than a week as evacuees returned home, a disaster agency spokesman said on Friday.

Wallabies skipper Wilson has full faith in rookie flyhalf

Australian captain Harry Wilson insisted Friday that he had complete faith in flyhalf Declan Meredith, who will be making his Test debut against France in Brisbane on Saturday.

Spain aim for World Cup date with France by beating Belgium

European champions Spain are on a World Cup collision course with Kylian Mbappe's France if they can beat Belgium in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Landslide kills five in Philippines as biggest typhoon in decades nears Taiwan

Five people were killed in a landslide in the Philippines, and hundreds in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes, as the biggest typhoon in decades swept towards the region on Friday.

Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London after epic journey from France

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday after a hugely complicated journey to leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.

Bayeux Tapestry to arrive in London after epic journey from France

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry was on its way to London on Friday, undertaking a hugely complicated journey to leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.