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The former leader of the now-defunct Democratic Party had come to Britain last week to be reunited with his wife and son, after he was released from jail in June

The More in Common poll appears to confirm that Reform are in crisis as Nigel Farage contests the Clacton by-election against Count Binface and 33 other candidates

Call comes following the decision to reallocate international aid to help fight the climate crisis towards funding a cap on UK bus fares

Opponents claim the upgrades will ‘harm the Forest’

The new prime minister says Britain has to be ‘really serious’ about reducing the benefits bill

Robert Bush was branded‘cold and calculated’ after he kept 31 bodies - including a stillborn baby- that should have been cremated

A rapist who abducted a teenage girl at knifepoint tried to escape while being led towards a waiting prison van outside court.

The Prime Minister highlighted that residents in Greater Manchester are paying more than those in London

Sir Clive Alderton says it has been the ‘greatest imaginable honour’ to serve the King and Queen

Robert Bush kept 31 bodies that should have been cremated months ago at his site in Hull

Aaron Strachan, 21, stalked, abducted and raped the teenager in the York Place area of Edinburgh in May 2025

The UK is at a critical moment to shape public understanding of the risks of wildfires

Emergency services, including the police, coastguard and ambulance, responded to the incident, with two people pronounced dead at the scene

It’s important to build financial resilience - but also to know how changing assets can impact your claims

Our community is divided after Andy Burnham vowed to make benefits – including mental health support – conditional on work, with some cheering the crackdown and others accusing the new PM of copying his predecessors’ mistakes

Female students from Sudan, Afghanistan and Cameroon denied chance to learn in the UK after home secretary imposes visa ban

Cold water shock can affect anyone regardless of swimming ability

Experts have warned the new prime minister could create a ‘postcode lottery’

Trees have weakened due to the extreme heat and lack of rainfall, the staff at Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire have warned

The deaths are being treated as unexplained

The daughter of an elderly man left in a cardboard coffin for 10 months says it feels like ‘he was just forgotten’

Ciara Corvan pleaded guilty to a total of seven counts of ill treatment of patients

‘International development is not an add-on to British policy,’ foreign secretary says

Andrew Tate is currently facing extradition proceedings in the US after his arrest in Miami

The incident occurred on Sunday evening, with paramedics rushing to the scene

Fire chiefs are warning wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ following the prolonged spell of dry weather

The letter was described as a ‘priceless snapshot’ of life on board the ship

Political editor David Maddox looks at the implication of European affairs minister Hamish Falconer suggesting rejoin could be part of a future Labour manifesto

The victim is still suffering from ‘significant injuries’ seven months later

Javed Khan is accused of stabbing Abdulkadir Mahamed to death

Kieran Cooper says he is ‘grateful to be alive’ following the terrifying ordeal

Robert Bush kept 31 bodies that should have been cremated months ago at his site in Hull

‘What we do in our next manifesto will be a question for the Labour Party’, a government minister said

Sir Ian was one of Scotland’s wealthiest people

Wes Streeting said that spending enough money on defence is ‘a matter of principle’

A new study has compared higher-value postcodes with what it found to be the least costly neighbouring postcodes sitting right next to them

Fire chiefs are warning wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ following the prolonged spell of dry weather

The eclipse on 12 August will be the most complete seen in the UK since 1999

All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

The squishy dumpling toys have been described as the ‘latest viral trend for kids’ but imitation versions could be harmful

Emergency services, including the police, coastguard and ambulance, responded to the incident

Axel the Bichon-Poo was adopted by Andy Burnham and his wife nearly 10 years ago

Fires have wrought destruction in mainland Europe this week, with 220,000 forced out of their homes in south-west France and 116,000 evacuated in Spain

Five activists were convicted of criminal damage after causing £200,000 worth of damage to a Barclays branch

Five activists were convicted of criminal damage after causing £200,000 worth of damage to a Barclays branch

Temperatures will rapidly spike to highs of 32 or 33C on Wednesday

Homes cost 28% less on average

Four men have been charged with murder after a 24-year-old man died in Leicester.

The cause of the crash, which killed 29 serving military personnel, has never been established

Trevor Davis claims that a crucial nut connected to the tail elevator was either missing or inadequately secured