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US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and condemned Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” on Ukraine..

A migrant who was deported to France under the “one-in, one-out” deal has re-entered the UK on a small boat..

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose to death during a school lunch break can be named, a judge has ruled..

Grieving families who have lost loved ones as a result of severe allergic reactions are calling for urgent changes to the inquest system, warning that the current set-up has failed to learn from past tragedies..

Charities are predicting a shortfall of three million volunteers over the next year, warning it will jeopardise essential services from hospices, conservation, animal welfare, and local community support..

Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests..

Inflation unexpectedly remained steady last month as upward pressure from petrol prices was offset by easing food costs, according to official figures..

The first NHS patient has received a pioneering new treatment for liver cancer, which uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy the disease..

Six people were arrested as Irish police were attacked with missiles and fireworks after violence flared outside a Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers..

A mother whose two sons were killed by their father said she hopes they would be proud after a decade of campaigning in their names has resulted in a promised change in the law on parental contact..

Pressure is mounting on Prince Andrew to give up his 30-bedroom mansion after it emerged he has paid a “peppercorn rent” on the property for more than 20 years..

A rare copy of the United States Declaration of Independence will go on display in London next year as part of an exhibition exploring the birth of the country..

Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has said he is “not regretful” of his Glastonbury chant and would “do it again tomorrow”..

Channel 4’s Dispatches has claimed to be the first British television programme to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter..

The UK Government has said it is “deeply saddened” that Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv have decided to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park..

Pizza Hut is to shut 68 restaurants after the company behind its UK venues fell into administration..

Grieving families have welcomed the launch of an independent investigation into the maternity and neonatal services practices at an NHS Trust where they say their babies were failed..

Sir Keir Starmer must open an inquiry into the scale of harm caused by online forums promoting suicide, a group of survivors and families of the bereaved have said..

Prince Andrew and the royal family could face further embarrassment, with the imminent publication of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir in the week that the King is to pray with the Pope..

Almost three in five doctors cared for patients in temporary spaces like hospital corridors, offices and cupboards this summer, according to a new survey..