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The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on two Russian hackers after the private conversations of high-profile politicians and civil servants were compromised....

Homes have been evacuated as a bomb disposal squad investigates a “suspicious item” found in a house in north-west England. Cumbria Police declared a...

For the second year running, Prince William joined a vendor of The Big Issue to help sell copies in the run-up to Christmas. Wearing...

A 42-year-old woman has died and two others have been injured after a shooting in Hackney, east London, on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said....

Denny Laine, the lead singer of English rock band the Moody Blues and guitarist with Wings, has died aged 79. The co-founder of both...

A pregnant woman stabbed in Aberfan, South Wales, was the victim of a “targeted attack” and a local man arrested on suspicion of attempted...

A Labour MP who was left with a social services record after a “malicious” report by a man who was convicted of harassing her...

A teenage boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey told police he saw his co-accused stabbing her, a court has heard. Boy Y and girl...

Neck guards will be compulsory at international level for ice hockey players after Adam Johnson’s death. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said all...

A new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and...

Rishi Sunak has suggested more tax cuts are on the way because the economy has “turned a corner”. The prime minister told reporters that...

A major road was closed by police in both directions after a “large number” of reindeer wandered in front of traffic. Police were called...

Around 1,500 homes and businesses are still without power after heavy snow caused major power cuts in Cumbria. It came as much of the...

The UK will conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza as part of hostage rescue efforts. The Ministry of Defence said the surveillance aircraft “will...

The UK’s frosty start to December continues with a fresh amber snow warning in place for parts of northwest England – as a winter...

British soldier Major Kevin McCool has died in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The 32-year-old, who died while off duty on...

A neighbour has described heroic efforts to rescue two people after a huge explosion left a house in Edinburgh “completely unrecognisable”. An 84-year-old man...

England’s World Cup winner Phil Vickery and former Welsh fly-half Gavin Henson are among more than 200 retired rugby players suing three of the...

Charlotte, not her real name, wanders back and forth with her empty coffee cup held out towards the tide of commuters coming through the...