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A government minister has appealed to the public sector not to carry out further strikes, saying it would be “an act of self-harm” for the economy...

People can take 12 steps to reduce their risk of getting dementia – and the vast majority of us are not doing enough to ward off the condition in later...

The price of grocery staples – including butter, milk and cheese – has risen by up to 30% in the last year, according to a new Which? inflation...

The BBC has apologised after its live FA Cup broadcast was interrupted by a pornographic prank. Gary Lineker was presenting when he was interrupted by loud...

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has confirmed his interest in buying Manchester United. The 70-year-old’s chemical firm Ineos announced it had formally...

A schoolboy has been left permanently blind in one eye after copying a “craze” by bursting a deodorant can with a sharp object. The child’s...

Thousands of nurses will go on strike today as a bitter pay dispute with the government continues. Nursing staff from more than 55 NHS trusts will take part in...

A victim of serial rapist police officer David Carrick has told Sky News how he used his job as a firearms officer to gain her trust before subjecting her to...

Dozens of people have been injured and “a number” have been taken to hospital after a double-decker bus overturned in Somerset. A major incident...

Motorists in some parts of England are being urged to only travel if “absolutely essential” after freezing weather led to dozens of road accidents...

The Metropolitan Police is reviewing more than 1,600 cases of alleged sexual offences or domestic violence involving its own officers and staff. It comes a...

Probation officers made a series of failings before a “psychopathic” criminal murdered three children and his pregnant partner, a watchdog has said...

A controversial anti-strike bill has moved a step closer to becoming law – hours after teachers and nurses announced fresh walkouts. Under the...

Thousands of teachers are set to walk out of classrooms over pay after the largest education union reached the threshold required to take strike action. The...

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences including 24 rapes. PC David Carrick – who was known to his colleagues as...

A man has been arrested following a drive-by shooting outside a church near London’s Euston station. Four women and two girls, aged seven and 12, were...