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A trio of Scottish brothers has set a new world record after completing the fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean..

Tottenham have pulled off the major signing of Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig in a welcome boost for new boss Thomas Frank..

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner should face an ethics inquiry over her tax affairs, the Conservatives have said..

A council has described the damage to a 19th-century landmark after it was painted with a St George’s Cross by vandals as “upsetting”..

A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel has been overturned at the Court of Appeal..

A trial date has been set for a 76-year-old man charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp where sweets were allegedly laced with sedatives..

Israel on Friday said its military had recovered the bodies of two hostages as it suspended noon pauses to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a “a dangerous combat zone”..

A vaccine for chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January, officials have announced..

The majority of autistic people over the age of 40 in the UK are living without a diagnosis, a study suggests..

The NHS has become “reliant” on private companies, charities and social enterprises to deliver routine mental health care, a think tank has warned..

The person who killed two Catholic school pupils and wounded more than a dozen children fired 116 rounds from a rifle into the Minneapolis church, the city’s police chief said on Thursday..

The UK, alongside France and Germany, has announced its plan to revive UN-backed sanctions on Iran over fears it is developing nuclear weapons..