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Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to sack Olly Robbins over the vetting process for Peter Mandelson - saying the senior civil servant only faced the "everyday pressure of government".

A mother and her child have died after getting "into difficulty" in the water in a west London park, police said.

A woman has been arrested following a house fire in which two children died.

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A social media influencer has died after being hit by a car in central London last weekend.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder after a "much-loved" son was hit by a car in Accrington.

The first small boat arrivals to cross the Channel since the UK government signed a major deal with France earlier this week have reached Dover.

Britain's community of Travellers and Gypsies say they are facing a fight for survival of their way of life.

Russia has launched a major drone attack overnight on Ukraine, killing 10 people and injuring more ‌than 30 others, as RAF Typhoon fighter jets were deployed over Romania.

A 17-year-old boy riding a motorbike has died following a collision with a car on a Southampton bridge.