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A man allegedly murdered a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a brutal string of attacks that were indiscriminate, a court has heard..

Singer Beyonce is to bring her Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six performances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium..

WH Smith has said it remains track to complete the sale of its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital at the end of the month..

In Scotlands latest by-election, its SNP vs Labour vs Reform UK.

Rachel Reeves acknowledged she had been forced to reject calls for funding for good projects as she refused to loosen the rules governing her stewardship of the public finances..

More pensioners will receive the winter fuel allowance this winter but payments will not be universal, the Government has said..

Searches for Madeleine McCann are to resume in Portugal, near where the little girl was last seen in 2007..

Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands..

Top universities have pledged more support for care leavers including contextual admissions and bursaries to get more disadvantaged young people into higher education..

Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists..

A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle..

Prison officers will be told to wear body armour in high-security prisons, the Government has announced, days after a staff member was seriously injured in a stabbing..

Search teams have been seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings as the latest search for Madeleine McCann continues in Portugal..

Former glamour model Jodie Marsh can keep lemurs at her Essex animal sanctuary, a judge has ruled..

The water sector is beset with deep-rooted, systemic failures, and needs fundamental reform of laws, regulation and infrastructure, a review has warned..

Thames Water said US private equity giant KKR has pulled out of plans to invest in the utility and it is now progressing talks with senior creditors for an alternative to stabilise its finances..

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over illegal so-called ghost number plates..

New searches by German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are expected to begin in Portugal on Tuesday..

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set to meet US officials on Tuesday as the UK aims to set a timeline for its exemption from President Donald Trumps tariffs..

Ryan Mason has left Tottenham to take over as West Brom head coach on a three-year deal..

The public has every right to be angry about small boats crossing the English Channel, Sir Keir Starmer said after more than a thousand migrants made the journey in a single day for the first time this year..

The number of people reported injured after a car drove into crowds at Liverpools victory parade has risen to more than 100, police have said..

Vodafone has completed its £15 billion mega-merger with Three UK in a deal creating a new force in UK mobile..

The UK manufacturing sector shrank again last month but may be turning a corner, according to new figures..

The UK must change its approach to defence in a changing world which is more unstable and insecure than before, Sir Keir Starmer has said..

A TV presenter and architect is to run a 10k race in his signature Crocs in memory of his late brother as he raises funds for a mental health charity..

It is 31 years to the day since the RAF aircraft crashed into the Mull of Kintyre, killing 25 British officers.

More than a third of millennial investors bought stocks and shares in the market turmoil that followed US President Donald Trumps liberation day tariffs, a survey reveals..

Lando Norris lost ground in the championship race after McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri produced a flawless performance to win Sundays Spanish Grand Prix..

More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year..

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Wolves to sign Matheus Cunha..

The Defence Secretary has called plans to boost the UKs military might a message to Moscow but said he does not expect to raise the number of soldiers until the next parliament..

French authorities say two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after celebrations around the country for Paris-Saint Germains historic Champions League victory, European footballs biggest prize..

The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter out of control Islamist gangs and violent prisoners..

Train drivers went on strike again on Sunday in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague..

Magician Harry Moulding has been crowned the winner of Britains Got Talent 2025..

Paris St Germain are at long last European champions..

Ncuti Gatwa has left Doctor Who and said he loved every minute of it as he is seen regenerating into Billie Piper in the season finale..

A British man has been charged in the US with spying for China, officials in the US confirmed..

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a formidable, integrated fighting machine as part of the Governments defence review..

Paris St Germain were crowned kings of Europe for the first time with a thumping 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan in Munich..

Six migrant boats have left France in the first attempt to cross the English Channel and reach the UK in days..

A man has been arrested after a car collided with a number of pedestrians following a report of a fight, Leicestershire Police said..

John Swinney has said he is willing to debate Nigel Farage, following a challenge laid down to the Reform UK leader by Scottish Labours Anas Sarwar..

The waste crisis driven by disposable vapes could continue after a ban comes into force as cheap new models flood the market, campaigners have warned..

More than £1.5 billion in extra funding for military homes will be confirmed as part of the Governments strategic defence review, the Ministry of Defence has said..

Aggie Beever-Jones plundered a hat-trick as England Women set up a winner-takes-all Nations League clash with World Cup winners Spain with a 6-0 demolition of Portugal..

One lucky ticket-holder could bag the biggest lottery win the UK has seen if they scoop the top prize in Tuesdays record EuroMillions draw..

The 46-year-old will play Ray, an old contact of Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb), in the ITV soap, having previously played Matthew Rose in BBC soap EastEnders from 1997 to 2000..

For 11 years, she played the only senior female officer in the Vietnam-set comedy.

President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur..

A man who was caught trying to steal jewels worth £190,000 from Claridges Hotel in Mayfair, using a sledgehammer and smoke grenades, has been jailed..

The Government has sold its remaining shares in NatWest and confirmed a £10.5 billion loss since the bank was rescued by UK taxpayers during the 2008 financial crisis..

A Rolls-Royce, a Blue Peter badge and a feather crown were among the official gifts given to the King during the first year of his reign..

The mother of a British man jailed in Egypt has been admitted to hospital after spending more than 240 days on hunger strike..

A Royal Navy frigate has seized drugs worth £30 million after stalking the drug-runners boat for more than 24 hours in the Arabian Sea after the illegal operations were spotted by the warships drones..

A prisoner who kicked and stamped on a fellow inmate who had asked to move cells the day before he was killed has been jailed for life for murder..

A trial date has been set for the alleged driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd at Liverpools Premier League victory parade..

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded 100,000 euro (£84,000) in damages after winning his libel action against the BBC..

Liverpool have agreed a deal for Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Real Madrid on June 1..

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault..

The Prince of Wales has praised a wildlife ranger protecting snow leopards coming into conflict with humans for helping turn fear into understanding..

Children and patients deserve to be safe and comfortable in schools and hospitals across England, ministers have said as the Government set out funding allocations for building repairs..

Young people new to the labour market and black employees are among the most likely to be subject to surveillance in the workplace, according to a report..

World number one Luke Humphries became just the fourth player to win the Triple Crown after he beat rival Luke Littler in the Premier League final..

Luke Littler produced a golden spell to move one win away from becoming just the third man to retain his Premier League crown..

Englands latest white-ball reboot under new captain Harry Brook started in stunning fashion as they thrashed the West Indies by 238 runs at Edgbaston..

Police have found a body in the search for a missing teenage girl who fell into a reservoir from a dam..

The alleged driver of a car that ploughed into a crowd at Liverpools victory parade has been charged with a number of offences, including wounding and causing grievous bodily harm..

Twenty-two new settlements in the occupied West Bank represent a deliberate obstacle to Palestinian statehood by Israel, a Foreign Office minister has warned..

Sir Keir Starmer said he does not need lessons from Nigel Farage on what life is like for working people as he took aim at the Reform UK leader and dodged questions about the two-child benefit cap..

A 17-stone tiger who was sedated so vets could carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail is getting back to her playful self, wildlife park staff have said..

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing lessons because they cannot afford uniforms, food, trips and transport, a report has suggested..

Millions of workers could see a £6,000 boost to their retirement pots as part of Government plans to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030..

Visitors to the Lake District are being asked to look out for Englands only mountain butterfly to help scientists protect the rare species..

Police have been given extra time to question a driver who allegedly ploughed into a crowd at Liverpools victory parade..

The UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, with four days of the season still to go..

The production will tour Scotland in spring 2026.

Thats according to analysts, Kantar.

Thames Water has been fined £122.7 million after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued, the regulator said..

Abba stars Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad have reunited to attend the third anniversary of their virtual concert in London..

Ons Jabeur has criticised Roland Garros chiefs for snubbing womens tennis, saying: I dont think they have daughters!.

Thats according to the regulator, OFGEM.

Englands biggest water company will pay over 122 million pounds.

Some of the worlds oldest and rarest whiskeys feature in what has been described as a £1,608 once-in-a-lifetime tasting experience..

Teenagers and children with bone tumours in the UK are facing longer waits for cancer diagnosis, according to a new review..

House sellers are agreeing sales at £16,000 below the asking price typically, according to a property website..

Thats according to World Meteorological Organisation and the UKs Met Office.

The new HBO Harry Potter series has found their Harry, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley..

A voiceover artist says her voice data is being used for ScotRails new AI train announcer without her permission, saying she feels violated and does not have control..

Queen drummer Roger Taylor said he and Sir Brian May felt so proud as they picked up the Polar Music Prize..

The Duke of Sussex has made an unannounced trip to China to warn about climate change and push for sustainable tourism..

The King has warned Canada is facing a critical moment in its history, with the world a more dangerous and uncertain place in a speech to open the nations parliament..

Nigel Farage has declined to commit to the triple lock pensions guarantee as he said his party would scrap the two-child benefit cap because its the right thing to do..

Detectives are probing whether the car which ploughed into a crowd during Liverpools victory parade tailgated an ambulance before running down pedestrians..

A van driver who took at least 20 lines of cocaine in the hours before he hit a tram and then ran down a three-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 years..

The car which ploughed into a crowd during Liverpools victory parade should not have been on the road and the big question is how the incident happened, the citys metro mayor has said..

Political activist Tommy Robinson has been released from prison after serving a jail term for the civil offence of contempt of court..

Four people are still very, very ill in hospital after a car ploughed into a crowd during Liverpools Premier League victory parade, the citys metro mayor has said..

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has announced her retirement from international football with immediate effect..

Tens of thousands of apprenticeships and training opportunities have been promised as part of the Governments effort to increase workers skills and cut net migration..

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests..

Resident doctors in England, formerly known as junior doctors, have started receiving ballots for renewed industrial action following criticism of the Governments recent pay rise offer..

Four children were among those injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people during Liverpools Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt..

A man has been detained after a car collided with pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during Liverpool FCs Premier League victory parade..

Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire..

The European Commission has given fast-fashion retailer Shein one month to respond to a probe into practices its regulator believes could potentially be breaching consumer law..

Scientists have created soft robots able to walk straight out of the machines which made them..

Erik ten Hag has been appointed as the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, the Bundesliga club have announced..

Disability benefit claimants could get more time to seek support before Labours welfare cuts are implemented, reports have suggested..

Dozens of mainly smaller breweries have become insolvent in the last year as they face mounting financial pressures, according to a new report..

Israeli strikes have killed at least 46 people in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local health officials..

With its golden beaches and associations with luxury lifestyles, Sandbanks in Dorset has been identified as Britains most expensive seaside location..

Aston Villa made an official complaint to the Premier League after a controversial defeat at Manchester United saw them miss out on a Champions League place on Sunday..

Extending police powers for detaining mental health patients to NHS staff could cause significant harm with dangerous consequences, leading organisations have warned..

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace did their best to spoil Liverpools title party as they secured a 1-1 draw at Anfield..

A police officer fighting for his life in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash while on duty has been named by Thames Valley Police as Pc Christopher Miller..

Lando Norris slashed Oscar Piastris title lead after navigating the two-stop strategy puzzle to clinch his first Monaco Grand Prix victory..

Former BBC executive and TV presenter Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78, his family has announced..

Angela Rayner has said she never wants to be Prime Minister or leader of the Labour Party..

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a house fire where a mother and three of her children died in north-west London..

Stormont minister Gordon Lyons has portrayed his attendance at his first senior GAA game as evidence of his commitment to promoting all sports in Northern Ireland..

Pep Guardiola is determined to bounce back from Manchester Citys unusually disappointing season..

Decades of waste and bureaucracy are being ended on Britains railways, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander declared, as a renationalisation programme begins..

Nigel Farage will commit to restoring the winter fuel payment to all pensioners and to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, reports have suggested..

Promoted to Premier League after beating Sheffield United .

Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Man arrested on suspicion of murder.

Train drivers at a rail operator are on strike again on Saturday in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague,.

A record £1.23 billion was paid out in pet insurance claims in 2024, helping households cover the cost of veterinary treatment for unwell and injured animals, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said..

The NHS will open more mental health crisis centres across England in a bid to keep those patients out of crowded AandEs, the head of NHS England has said..

Zoos will be required to give animals more enclosure space as long overdue welfare reforms come into place..

A coroner noted failure by mental health services to manage the risk to a deaf TikTok star, who died after ingesting a poisonous substance she ordered online..

Sir Keir Starmer must visit fishermen who fear the UKs trade deal with the EU will kill their businesses, Kemi Badenoch has said..

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of emboldening Hamas, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israels military offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid..

Em Arlott and Nat Sciver-Brunt starred as England claimed another dominant win to complete a series victory over the West Indies..

A woman who fatally stabbed her husband in the neck has been jailed for life for murder..

Pop singer Olly Murs has cancelled two of his UK tour dates after contracting a respiratory infection..

Two youths have admitted murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy in a machete attack on a London bus..

Ivan Toney has earned a recall to the England squad for forthcoming games against Andorra and Senegal, with Trevoh Chalobah handed a maiden call-up..

A woman who was diagnosed with rare blood cancer while pregnant with twins has launched an appeal to find a stem cell donor..

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed..

Millions of people in England will now be able to get Amazon-style tracking updates on their prescriptions using the NHS app, officials have said..

Leeds Trinity University has been fined more than £100,000 by Englands higher education regulator for failing to effectively address risks associated with its franchised courses..

A total of 20 prisons are to pilot the chemical castration of sex offenders, the Justice Secretary has said..

The difference between the number of people moving to the UK and leaving the country is estimated to have halved, in the biggest fall in net migration since the pandemic..

A judge has cleared the way for the Government to sign its deal over the Chagos Islands after discharging a High Court injunction which blocked the end of negotiations..

Marks and Spencer has reopened its website for customers to browse online after taking the site down overnight as part of efforts to recover following a major cyber attack..

Diversity must be formally embedded into the national curriculum as part of a new era of racial inclusion, a report has suggested..

Rising production costs are threatening the viability of UK theatre, a report has said..

Many support services for survivors of child sexual abuse are on the verge of breaking point, according to experts working in the sector..

President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers..

A member of rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said..

Anticipation is building around Bilbao ahead of Wednesdays all-or-nothing Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United..

UK inflation surged to its highest level for more than a year last month after households were hit by a raft of awful April bill increases, official figures have revealed..

A knife crime activist is set to drive across the country in an amnesty van to encourage young people to hand over illegal weapons ahead of a fresh ban on ninja swords..

A vaccine for gonorrhoea will be rolled out in England as part of a world-first programme, officials have announced..

Oasis fans are set to collectively spend more than £1 billion attending the bands highly-anticipated reunion concerts in the UK, according to estimates from Barclays..

The number of emergency food parcels given out across the UK has risen by more than half in the past five years, according to a charity..

Britain is laser-focused on kick-starting economic growth, Rachel Reeves has said, as she travels to Canada to meet finance ministers from the worlds wealthiest countries..

An 11-year-old girl who drowned during a birthday party at a water park was unlawfully killed, a coroner has found..

Dua Lipa has been named the most played artist across radio, TV and public places in the UK for a second time by music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)..

More than 200 people could be dying each year because bystanders are reluctant to step in and help during a first aid emergency, analysis by a charity suggests..

Pupils enjoyment of school suffers a substantial decline during the first year of their secondary education, a study has suggested..

US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin ceasefire negotiations after what he described as an excellent call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that lasted more than two hours..

The King has written privately to Joe Biden to express his support after the former US president was diagnosed an aggressive form of prostate cancer..

Sir Keir Starmer said shoppers, tourists and businesses will benefit from a deal with Brussels which sees the UK sign up to follow EU rules and grants European trawlers access to British fishing waters for a further 12 years..

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane does not believe winning his first major trophy helps validate his long career..

Sports pundit Gary Lineker will leave the BBC after this weekends Match Of The Day, it has been confirmed..

European fishing vessels will be given a further 12 years of access to British waters as part of Sir Keir Starmers reset with Brussels..

Health officials have launched a new scheme to help identify people who may have unknowingly been given infected blood..

Reform voters enjoy more success on dating apps than Conservative voters, according to a study by university researchers..

A majority of people think the Supreme Court made the right decision in its recent ruling on biological sex and that the law on womens rights is now clear, according to a survey commissioned by gender-critical campaigners..

Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker is expected to announce he has quit the BBC early and will not front its coverage of the 2026 World Cup, it has been reported..

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said on Sunday..

Sandy Baltimores brace inspired Chelsea to a 3-0 FA Cup final triumph over Manchester United and sealed an unbeaten domestic treble for Sonia Bompastors serial winners in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley..

Israel launched extensive new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in a new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said, and forced northern Gazas main hospital to close..

Pope Leo XIV, the first ever US pontiff, has given his first major address during his inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders and thousands of faithful..

A second man has been charged in relation to a reported assault at a London nightclub involving RandB singer Chris Brown, police have said..

Monty Don has urged dog owners to be sensible about plants which could harm their pets as he prepares to unveil his dog-friendly garden at the Chelsea Flower Show..

Nicola Sturgeon will hit the campaign trail in the Hamilton by-election on Saturday, touting the SNPs record on young people..

A rising star prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a Liverpool drug gang boss, according to the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU)..

Parts of the UK may be warmer than Ibiza over the weekend amid the driest spring so far in more than a century..

Floral tributes have been left at a former RAF base where a huge fire killed two firefighters and a member of the public..

No medics would be obliged to take part in assisted dying, under a change approved by MPs amid further impassioned debate on the controversial topic..

Laurence Fox has denied encouraging people to damage ultra low emission zone (Ulez) cameras in London..

The leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Poland have spoken to Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump to begin closely aligning a response to Russias unacceptable position in Ukraine peace talks, Sir Keir Starmer said..

Oxfordshire County Council said the two firefighters died while tackling the blaze at Bicester Motion on Thursday..

A £14 billion plan to fix Yorkshires broken rail system presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity improve connectivity and unlock economic growth in the region, former home secretary Lord Blunkett has said..

The remarkable career of the first black footballer to receive an England call-up is to be honoured with a national blue plaque..

The Government appears to be oblivious to the true scale of harm caused by violence against women and girls and is being outpaced in its efforts to tackle it, MPs have warned..

MPs are debate the latest stage of a proposed law to allow assisted dying in England and Walws.

The fire broke out at Bicester Motion on Thursday evening.

The vessel which was used in the Falklands War is being wrapped in Pride colours to mark the 25th anniversary of the lifting of the ban on gay people serving in the UK armed forces..

Vladimir Putins refusal to meet Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face for peace talks is further evidence of the Russian president dragging his feet to delay a ceasefire, Sir Keir Starmer has said..

The UK will begin talks with other countries on return hubs for failed asylum seekers as the Government seeks to crack down on small boats crossing the Channel..

The UK economy grew at the fastest rate in a year over the first quarter of 2025, in a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, new official figures show..

Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in AandE for a hospital bed, figures suggest..

Investigators examining the sinking of tech tycoon Mike Lynchs superyacht in Italy said the vessel was knocked over by extreme wind and could not recover..