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Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The TUC said funding cuts left health and...

A 51-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Droylsden, Manchester, on Friday has been named by police as Michelle Hodgkinson. A 28-year-old man...

A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday have been named...

The last time a senior royal appeared as a witness at the High Court, the Mirror newspaper didn’t even exist. The year was 1891,...

Phillip Schofield says he is afraid to leave the house and fears being spat on in the street following the revelation of his affair...

LGBTQ+ veterans are demanding compensation and an apology from the prime minister for how they were treated in the armed services during the so-called...

Rail strikes are set to cause further havoc today when train drivers walk out ahead of high-profile events including the FA Cup final, the...

Protesters opposed to a gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains of County Tyrone have vowed to “lie on the road” to stop machinery if...

Stealing expensive watches and selling them on the black market has become a criminal enterprise “more lucrative than drugs”, according to a former dealer...

Phillip Schofield has said he feels “utterly broken and ashamed” following a scandal over an affair with a younger male colleague – but insisted...

English referee Anthony Taylor and his family have been confronted by a group of Roma fans at Budapest Airport after the Italian side’s defeat...

The Cabinet Office is seeking a judicial review of Baroness Hallett’s order to release Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks, it confirmed in...

A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl have died following an incident off Bournemouth beach. Dorset Police said an investigation has been launched and...

England is “not ready” to respond to extreme heatwaves this summer and ministers must implement a national strategy, researchers have said. In addition to...

Phillip Schofield has been dropped as an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust after his admission of an affair with a younger male colleague. The...

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are preparing to launch a legal battle over COVID secrets, just hours before a deadline for handing over sensitive...

Eamonn Holmes has claimed there was a “total cover-up” over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger male colleague on This Morning while he was...

A British man has died after he was reportedly hit by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece. The unnamed 26-year-old was in the sea during...

Rishi Sunak has said a new government crackdown on vape marketing will stop the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people.  Ministers have pledged...