All news for 2024-12-08

Syrian rebels have toppled Bashar al-Assad, ending his family’s 54-year authoritarian rule after nearly 14 years of war - and the leader is now in Moscow with family

Staff say their work is vital for the country’s naval military defence capability.

Police have released two new images in the hunt for an assassin who gunned down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week.

The Syrian capital has erupted in celebrations following the fall of the Assad regime, as the Syrian leader fled the country on Sunday.

Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different to his father but proved to be as repressive

A man has died in a fire in Cumbria, with emergency services still at the scene, and people warned to stay away from the town.

Omar Fayed claims former Harrods Owner tricked police to escape justice over rape and sexual assault allegations

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s plane has disappeared from flight tracking information after he and his family reportedly fled the country as rebels took Damascus

Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned earlier this week, is seen as central to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief martial law declaration

Syrian rebels say Syria is free of Assad

Team GB’s Olympic champion cyclist Katy Marchant was taken to hospital after crashing into spectators during an event in London on Saturday.