World

Forensic experts in Spain have removed hair, nails and two long bones from Salvador Dali’s embalmed remains to aid a court-ordered paternity test that may enable a woman who says she is the surrealist artist’s daughter to claim part of his vast estate.

A rail firm in Sweden has delighted thousands after its decision to name a train ‘Trainy McTrainface’.

Scottish tourists have spoken about their experience following a deadly earthquake in Turkey and Kos.

The fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer responding to her 911 call “should not have happened,” police Chief Janee Harteau said, adding that the officer’s actions “go against who we are in the department.”

Two people have died and more than 120 have been injured in an early morning earthquake off the coast of Greek islands and Turkey,

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41 in a suspected suicide, the Los Angeles County coroner has said.

Former American football star OJ Simpson has been granted parole after nine years in a Nevada prison.

A new trailer for the third series of Outlander has been unveiled, ahead of the programme’s return on September 10.

Former US presidential candidate Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after having a blood clot removed.

Ospreys born in Scotland are being taken to northern Spain as part of a project to restore the species to the Basque Country after an absence of more than 100 years.

Two men charged in connection with the murder of a Scottish woman in Mauritius have made a second court appearance.

John Paul Jones, dubbed the ‘father of the US Navy’, was born to Jean Duff and John Paul Sr. in Arbigland, in south-western Scotland on 6 July 1747, under the birth name of plain John Paul.

A Muslim convert known as the “Tartan Taliban” stands accused of teaching insurgents how to use deadly roadside bombs.

Donald Trump told Theresa May he will not come to Britain for his controversial state visit until he is sure of getting a “better reception”, it has been reported.

A publicist for Martin Landau says the Oscar-winning actor and star of the “Mission: Impossible” TV series has died.

Night Of The Living Dead director George Romero has died aged 77.

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced France’s collaboration in the Holocaust, lashing out yesterday at those who negate or minimise the country’s role in sending tens of thousands of Jews to their deaths.

Turkey’s main opposition party has accused the government of blocking a full investigation into last summer’s attempted coup and using the state of emergency imposed in its wake to hide the truth.