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Sword pistol linked to 1689 Siege of Derry to go under the hammer

A gun collection valued at more than £1 million includes duelling pistols, carbines and revolvers.

UK working on getting trapped Britons out of Gaza as humanitarian cr...

Diplomatic negotiations are taking place to open the border crossing with Egypt to allow aid in to Gaza and foreign nationals out.

At least four people have died since Storm Babet hit the UK

A woman in her 80s has been found dead in Chesterfield and her death is believed to be related to flooding in the area, Derbyshire Police said.

Woman in her 80s is the latest death due to Storm Babet as floods co...

The death brings the number of people who have died since the storm struck Britain last week to at least four.

Woman in her 80s is latest death due to Storm Babet as floods contin...

The death takes the number of people who have died since the storm struck Britain last week to at least four.

Jenrick says chanting ‘Jihad’ is ‘inciting terrorist violence’

The Metropolitan Police said no offences were identified in a video of a Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain protest.

Sycamore Gap tree ‘stored in secret location over souvenir hunter fe...

According to the Sunday Times, police caught several members of the public trying to take pieces of the tree from the site where it was felled.

Pairs of black holes could be hiding as one, scientists believe

Researchers have shown it is theoretically possible that the pairs of black holes are being held in equilibrium by a cosmological force.

Patient one of first to be fitted with new pacemaker the size of a p...

Experts at University Hospital Southampton took just 30 minutes to fit the Aveir VR leadless pacemaker to 76-year-old Graham Motteram.

Clean-up gets under way in flooded areas after Storm Babet passes

Work to clear away the damage will go ahead on Sunday as the weather improves.

A dementia pen pal group is helping care home residents ‘relive chil...

The partnership sees care home residents and primary school children do arts and crafts together, among other activities.

‘Everything’s gone’ in home burnt by Hamas, says British-Israeli man

Ben King said it is a ‘huge relief’ and a ‘blessing’ that he and his family were uninjured and able to be together.

Storm Babet passes but lengthy clean-up in store for worst-hit areas...

Flood warnings are still in place for some areas.

Sunak to mark first year in No 10 facing problems at home and abroad

Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on October 25 2022 and has faced a series of challenges in his first 12 months.

The challenges facing Rishi Sunak ahead of the next general election

The Prime Minister must contend with delivering his five pledges, choosing when to call an election and criticism from his predecessors.

How Rishi Sunak is doing on delivering his five pledges

The Prime Minister asked the public to judge him on whether he managed to deliver on five priorities he set out at the start of 2023.

Roadside weather station upgrades to boost gritting decisions

National Highways said it is investing £15.4 million to modernise 125 stations by the end of 2025.

Billions in local government pensions invested in fossil fuels – ana...

Environmental campaign groups analysed data gathered through Freedom of Information requests.

Better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival, stu...

Researchers assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy before chemoradiation could reduce rates of relapse and death.

Lottery winner who used winnings to buy pool table now set to repres...

Neil Jones said his win allowed him to retire and dedicate more time to honing his pool skills – and his practice has paid off.