How to prevent net-connected toys and other smart tech gifts becoming a post-Christmas nightmare.

The 'iconic' design will replace the burgundy passports that have been in use for almost 30 years.

Interim boss Graeme Murty is appointed Rangers manager until the end of the season.

A US initiative is put in doubt, as Palestinians die amid ongoing fallout over Jerusalem's status.

Ajmal, a sportsman, from Afghanistan describes his dangerous journey to Greece.

Asylum seekers to the EU could almost double because of rising temperatures in farming areas around the world.

It is designed to protect the animals, which have a special role in Christmas tradition, from predators.

The virtual currency's rollercoaster ride continues, sliding from almost $20,000 to $12,000 in a week.

Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin demonstrated latest research into liquid breathing to the Serbian president by submerging a dog into an oxygen-rich liquid.

Border guards fume at news they unwittingly escorted the San Diego man to his wedding.

Eva Schloss was asked 1,000 questions on 116 cameras to preserve her story for future generations.

Separatist parties won Thursday's snap regional election by a slim majority.

The last few days have been "painful and bizarrely surreal", their son said of the mystery deaths.

Liberians are due to go to the polls on 26 December.

The parish priest in San Juan de Alba urges winners to use their €200m from El Gordo "wisely".

The groups were celebrating the winter solstice when they were caught "drinking and dancing".

Eleven Russian athletes have been banned from the Olympics for life after committing doping offences at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.

Why British passports are changing colours after Brexit – and do Brits welcome the switch?

Automated chatbot Sweetie can handle thousands of conversations and send warnings to perpetrators.

Images show four-month-old Jourini Black with severe claw marks after the Philadelphia attack.

Dutch TV catches out new envoy Pete Hoekstra on Islamic "no-go zones" claim.