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Former soldier honoured for ‘exceptional bravery’ after stopping car that drove into football fans

Universal vaccine for cold, flu, COVID and allergies ‘moves a step closer’

Measles cases continue to rise in England – and this is where outbreak could spread next

Two teenagers found dead at holiday park

Drug-related deaths in Scotland increase

August 20, 2024

The number of people who died due to drug misuse in Scotland has increased.

King to meet Southport stabbing survivors

August 20, 2024

The King will meet some of the children who survived the Southport knife attack in a visit to show his...

In pictures: Blue supermoon lights up sky around the world

Photographers from around the world have been busy capturing a lunar lightshow - the blue supermoon.

About 90kg of dead fish removed from canal after chemical spill

About 90kg of dead fish have been removed from a canal in the West Midlands following a chemical spill.

‘I hope you can understand’: Olympic medallist defects from Australia to Team GB

A cyclist who won three medals for Australia at the Paris Olympics has announced he will now represent Great Britain...

Victim of Manchester knife attack named

The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim.

Everything we know so far about superyacht sunk by tornado off coast of Italy

One body has been found but six people are still missing after a superyacht carrying mostly British passengers sank in...

Learner teenage driver jailed for killing three friends in crash that split car in half

A learner driver who killed three teenage friends in a crash that split his car in half has been jailed...

Mother-of-six jailed over ‘truly disgraceful’ behaviour during UK riots

A mother-of-six who threw a brick at police in "truly disgraceful" violence during the UK riots has been jailed.

Prison service continues to operate hand to mouth ahead of early release scheme