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A trainee police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while off-duty over the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.

England is "leading the world" in efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as deaths from the virus have reduced by 36% in the last 10 years, NHS England said.

While Christmastime is often associated with drinking and driving, August is the worst month for drink-drive crashes, according to new research.

A consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool Football Club.

The UK has become the first European nation to approve a pill which helps with weight loss and treats diabetes.

A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker during anti-immigration disorder in Thetford.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 23-year-old woman was found dead.

An 18-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea.

A Royal Navy ship that sank 118 years ago with the loss of more than half its crew has been found off the Isle of Wight.

One student stabbed another five times in the chest, killing him with a fatal blow to the heart amid a dispute over a debt, a court has heard.