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There is mounting concern over the impact of intensifying hostilities in the Middle East on the global economy, as oil prices topped $100 a barrel again.

A man has been charged following the deaths of two cyclists in Kent.

Drinking "very hot" drinks can increase the chances of developing oesophageal cancer, the largest study of its kind has warned.

The RNLI has said it is working to "understand the decision to deny access" by multiple ports to its boat that was carrying more than 100 migrants on Sunday. 

Suspected migrant smugglers have gone on trial in Paris on charges related to the drowning of more than 30 people in the Channel five years ‌ago.

Young people in the UK are among the best performing in the world in science, maths and reading - but a major study has warned of a worrying decline in teenagers' ability to read and think critically.

Two more men have been arrested over a huge illegal dump site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

People who spread asylum seeker disinformation that led to a Glasgow tenement building being deliberately torched will be "pursued" by Police Scotland, John Swinney has vowed.

Three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport.

The UK's special envoy to the Western Balkans has summoned a top Serbian diplomat to condemn the country's involvement in the funeral of Ratko Mladic.