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A man allegedly murdered a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a brutal string of attacks that were indiscriminate, a court has heard..

Singer Beyonce is to bring her Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six performances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium..

WH Smith has said it remains track to complete the sale of its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital at the end of the month..

In Scotlands latest by-election, its SNP vs Labour vs Reform UK.

Rachel Reeves acknowledged she had been forced to reject calls for funding for good projects as she refused to loosen the rules governing her stewardship of the public finances..

More pensioners will receive the winter fuel allowance this winter but payments will not be universal, the Government has said..

Searches for Madeleine McCann are to resume in Portugal, near where the little girl was last seen in 2007..

Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands..

Top universities have pledged more support for care leavers including contextual admissions and bursaries to get more disadvantaged young people into higher education..

Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists..

A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle..

Prison officers will be told to wear body armour in high-security prisons, the Government has announced, days after a staff member was seriously injured in a stabbing..

Search teams have been seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings as the latest search for Madeleine McCann continues in Portugal..

Former glamour model Jodie Marsh can keep lemurs at her Essex animal sanctuary, a judge has ruled..

The water sector is beset with deep-rooted, systemic failures, and needs fundamental reform of laws, regulation and infrastructure, a review has warned..

Thames Water said US private equity giant KKR has pulled out of plans to invest in the utility and it is now progressing talks with senior creditors for an alternative to stabilise its finances..

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over illegal so-called ghost number plates..

New searches by German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are expected to begin in Portugal on Tuesday..

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set to meet US officials on Tuesday as the UK aims to set a timeline for its exemption from President Donald Trumps tariffs..