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Queen thought Harry ‘so consumed’ by love for Meghan it clouded his...

A new royal book says the monarch had her Sandringham library swept for bugs before the Megxit crisis summit in 2020.

Boy, 12, appears in court accused of murdering grandmother who was h...

The boy, who cannot be identified due to his age, appeared Sheffield Youth Court accused of killing Marcia Grant.

Man, 32, appears in court over murder of woman in Limerick

Geila Ibram, a 27-year-old woman from Romania, was found dead at a residence in Limerick on Tuesday.

Man appears in court over murder of woman in Limerick

Geila Ibram, 27, from Romania, was found dead at a residence in Limerick on Tuesday.

Vehicles parked ‘dangerously’ in Snowdonia towed away by police

North Wales Police said 29 vehicles parked dangerously near Llyn Ogwen and nine in Pen y Pass at the bottom of Snowdon were taken away on Good Friday.

US Navy deploys submarine to Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The nuclear-powered submarine, based in Kings Bay, Georgia, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday.

Boy, 16, released by police investigating murder of girl in flats fi...

The girl, named locally as 14-year-old Tiffany Regis, died in the fire on Thursday at a block of flats in Beckton, east London.

British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting amid wave of vi...

A number of other Britons were injured after a car rammed tourists in Tel Aviv.

Four-day walkout by junior doctors ‘could see 250,000 appointments p...

Dr Layla McCay, of the NHS Confederation, said health leaders were more concerned about the walkout starting on Tuesday than any other strike so far.

Woman in her 20s dies in Co Meath crash

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the N51 to come forward.

SNP facing biggest crisis in 50 years, says president

Mike Russell said recent weeks have been ‘wearing’ for the SNP after former chief executive Peter Murrell was arrested.

Thornberry defends Labour attack ad on Sunak after criticism from th...

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said the critics of the social media post are ‘wrong’.

China sends warships towards Taiwan after island’s leader meets US s...

The Chinese military announced the start of three-day ‘combat readiness patrols’ after Kevin McCarthy held talks with President Tsai Ing-wen.

Harpist on mission to break Guinness World Record on Mount Kilimanja...

Siobhan Brady hopes to break a GWR she set in 2018 for the highest altitude harp performance.

Man whose London Marathon dream became ‘nightmare’ after collapse se...

David Blackmore is preparing to return to run the race for St John Ambulance, whose volunteers he credits with preventing more ‘lasting damage’.

Foreign Office appeals for de-escalation in tension after British si...

The girls, both aged in their 20s, were in a car with their mother when they were attacked, Israeli officials said.

What the papers say – April 8

A wide variety of stories lead the UK’s front pages on Easter Saturday.

Italian tourist killed, others hurt in suspected car ramming attack...

The 30-year-old Italian man was among a group of Italian and British citizens who were hit by a car late on Friday.

More than 1,700 schools contain asbestos, figures show

The Conservatives said many schools did not have the resources to remove asbestos.

New funding formula needed for nurseries, Lib Dems say

Willie Rennie said current arrangements put private nurseries at a disadvantage.