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Liz Truss to criticise high taxes and warn of ‘threat’ of authoritar...

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister will renew her advocacy for low taxes in the latest leg of her comeback to the political limelight.

Boy, 12, accused of murdering a grandmother yawns as trial date is f...

The youngster appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday accused of murdering 60-year-old Marcia Grant by running her over with her own car.

Humza Yousaf: Floating solar power has ‘significant potential’ for S...

The First Minister visited Nova Innovation’s site in Leith, where floating solar panels are being tested ahead of a launch this year.

Deaths of two young students in Co Galway crash ‘unspeakable tragedy...

Two other teenagers were injured in the Easter Monday collision in Headford.

Russian villages engulfed in ash after volcanic eruption

The ash cloud from the eruption of Shiveluch, one of the Kamchatka Peninsula’s most active volcanoes, extended more than 310 miles.

Covid-19 no longer a leading cause of death in England and Wales

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease was the leading cause of death in 2022.

UN reviews presence in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on female staff

Afghan women employed with the UN mission can no longer report for work, the Taliban ruled last week.

Modified Botox hope for long-term pain relief for patients with nerv...

The effects of the treatment can last for up to five months without causing paralysis or adverse side effects.

First female director of GCHQ appointed

Anne Keast-Butler succeeds Sir Jeremy Fleming as head of the Government’s intelligence organisation.

UN chief seeks ‘massive international support’ for drought-hit Somal...

Secretary-general Antonio Guterres made the appeal during a joint press briefing with the country’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Co Mayo town ‘buzzing’ ahead of Biden visit, says relative of US pre...

Preparations are under way in Ballina for Friday’s event.

NHS faces ‘unparalleled’ disruption as junior doctors begin four-day...

It is the longest doctors’ strike in the history of the NHS.

Provisional trial date set for 12-year-old accused of murder

The child is also charged with possessing a bladed article.

Six killed in Marseille building collapse after ‘gas blast’ – prosec...

Four of the victims have been identified as a 74-year-old couple and two women, aged 88 and 65, who were neighbours.

Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland for anniversary ‘significant’, say...

The ex-Labour leader spoke of the importance of using ‘the American influence on the process with care and with sensitivity’.

More than a third of patients waited over four hours in A&E – figure...

Health Secretary Michael Matheson spoke of the ‘sustained pressure’ on services as figures showed 63% of A&E patients were dealt with in four hours.

Boy, 17, arrested on suspicion of raping two teenage girls on canal...

The attacks took place between 9.30pm and 10.10pm on Saturday April 8 in Aylesbury, Thames Valley Police said.

One dead and hundreds evacuated after wildfire in South Korean city

Some 550 people were evacuated to facilities including an ice-skating arena and a school gym in Gangneung.

Charity steps up support as suicide rate in construction industry ri...

Band of Builders is offering information and help on mental health and other wellbeing issues.

Boy, 17, stabbed to death in east London

The teenager was found in Longshaw Road, Chingford, at around 9.20pm on Easter Monday, the Metropolitan Police said.