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The Metropolitan Police have taken over an investigation into the murder of a man whose body was found in a van in Leicester on Wednesday.

A police officer has been seriously injured after being hit by a stolen PSNI car.

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Two more children's sand kits have been removed from sale after testing found they contained asbestos.

An injection that eradicated entire tumours in patients with otherwise treatment-resistant cancers in a trial has been praised for its "striking" benefits.

A former chief executive of Marks and Spencer has been appointed by the government to get more than one million young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) into work.

The UK is set to welcome fresher conditions on Sunday as a record-breaking heatwave gives way to cooler temperatures and sporadic rain.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead, police said.

Police in Scotland have discovered a cannabis farm worth around £174,000.