Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his back.

The UN warned that violence in the country was worsening as gangs expand their control over the Caribbean nation.

Anthony Joshua vowed to fight on despite being crushed inside five rounds by IBF world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley. Joshua was floored four times as the magnificent Dubois launched a ...

Labour is braced for a clash with unions over its winter fuel payment decision, as it weathers the storms of multiple rows at the heart ...

Police have launched an investigation after graffiti saying “Jail Starmer” was daubed on the window of an MP’s office. The Metropolitan Police say the graffiti was daubed on the window on Friday and ...

A senior union leader has stepped up her call for the Government to reverse its controversial decision to cut pensioners’ winter fuel allowance. Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, said the ...

Harry Kane became the highest-scoring Englishman in Bundesliga history as Bayern Munich thrashed Werder Bremen 5-0 to extend their lead at the top. Kane struck Bayern’s third goal from the edge of the ...

World number one Luke Humphries suffered a shock defeat to Gabriel Clemens at the Hungarian Darts Trophy, where Michael van Gerwen later landed a nine-dart finish as he coasted into the last 16.

Angela Rayner will announce a series of measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould, and drive up housing standards in her speech at Labour Party conference.

Pep Guardiola feels some of Manchester City’s detractors want to see the club wiped “from the face of the Earth”. City are facing the threat of a points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier ...

Lewis Hamilton has urged Max Verstappen to snub his community service order – after his Dutch rival took on Formula One’s ...

Firass Abiad told reporters that 68 people were also wounded, of whom 15 remain in hospital, in the deadliest Israeli air ...