Instead of calling for a helicopter rescue, David Cifaldi hiked down Montana's Granite Peak with a hiking pole piercing his side.

Glen Hansard, who died in a motorbike crash on Wednesday, travelled an unusual journey to stardom.

Disruption to global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up prices.

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

All 55 Uefa countries have voted to support a World Cup boycott in protest against Fifa's proposed deal to sell stakes to private investment.

Foods with added sugar are everywhere – even in some surprising places. So how easy is it to go without sugar and what difference can it make to your health?

Knats say if they win the Mercury Prize it will be a "win for the North East".

Located almost entirely in the Sahara, Mauritania is home to centuries-old cities, desert oases and a coastal spectacle so vast you can see it from space.

Each of these remarkable interiors reflects its creative owner's unique vision – from a British bohemian-lady-of-the-manor style to a 14th-Century Florentine palazzo.

Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest and a multimillion-dollar disaster for the US's wine industry. Meet the good boys and girls of the resistance.

While imprisoned by Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, wrote ciphered letters to plot against the British queen.

An oil boom, a supermarket opportunity and decades of adaptation transformed the taco from a Tex-Mex import into one of Norway's most beloved traditions.