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A national emergency alert has urged people across England and Wales not to light anything that could spark a wildfire,…

A BBC investigation has uncovered a network of Instagram accounts charging desperate migrants for paid advice on how to swim…

A major oil slick is washing onto Iranian beaches after a ship was attacked on 3 August, threatening vulnerable wildlife…

A UK specialist NHS service has admitted that the confidential medical details of transplant patients were transmitted across an unencrypted…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham chairs an emergency Cobra committee meeting.

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and fuel prices, and also disrupted supply chains.

Scotland's notional public spending deficit has fallen sharply as tax receipts rose, ministers say, in figures that reignite the independence…

Estonia has ruled out taking prisoners from overcrowded English jails after its justice minister rejected a proposal floated by UK…

The conflict between Israel and Iran could dent Britain's economic growth next year and pile fresh pressure on already stretched…