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Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners
Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of childre…
People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average
Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidablePeople living with severe intellectual disa…
Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictly
BBC apologises to actor after review upholds ‘some’ of her allegations against dance partner Giovanni PerniceThe actor Amanda Abbington has reached a …
Louisiana man allegedly killed his wife and drove her body across states before arrest
Authorities say man, 50, shot wife in Louisiana and put her body in car before driving and being stopped in Tennessee A man in Louisiana killed his wi…
Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music
Harvard study finds traffic fatalities increase by 15% on release dates compared with similar days either sideThe release of a new album by Taylor Swi…
Teenager charged with murder after mass shooting at Kentucky park
Sixteen-year-old dead and four others wounded including two children at community celebration in LexingtonAuthorities in Kentucky charged an 18-year-o…
Killer pleads not guilty to Belmarsh guard attack
Simon Levy is accused of stabbing a prison guard in the neck with a pen and trying to strangle him.…
How ‘forensic fandom’ in Lindsay Clancy trial threaten postpartum psychosis awareness
Clancy’s live-streamed trial has become fodder for amateur sleuths to push viral conspiracy theories that threaten to undermine efforts to de-stigmati…
Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK
Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves arrives from MondayRelief from the unrelenting heat is finall…
Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates
For 10 years, a Catholic-run home offered young women an affordable place to live in the nation's capital as they studied and launched careers. Now, t…
Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake
Children on Tonle Sap sacrifice education, with many working to help their families cover increasing fuel costs.…
Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly
Operator wins track access approval for up to 20 daily return trains through tunnel to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030Virgin Trains has been gra…
At least six dead in ‘stampede-like’ incident at India temple
The fatal incident reportedly took place amid a rush of devotees at a temple in India's Bihar state.…
More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn
Parents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass releaseMore women will di…
Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in museum heist during Italian holiday
As Messina celebrated Sicilian holiday Ferragosto, thieves struck the MuMe museum to steal the masterworks by Antonello.…
Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one month
Fierce competition in some areas of London means landlord purchasers are making successful lowball offersThe average price of a home coming up for sal…
Actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36, US media report
A representative for the actress confirmed the news to US outlets but did not provide further details of her death.…
Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut
Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’Reform UK has been accused of excluding …
Death toll rises to 84 from capsized ferry in Zimbabwe
The boat overturned during heavy winds near the Zambian border.…
Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia between the superpowers
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account.…
Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.…
Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash
Police say one of the two vehicles involved was driving in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway in County KildareFive teenagers have died and four o…
Canadian pipe band crowned world champions after 'thrilling' contest
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band from Canada took the coveted title following the two-day event at Glasgow Green, in which 211 bands competed.…
Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable people at risk.…
Two dead and evacuation under way as fires break out on Greek island
Nearly 200 firefighters are trying to keep the two fires on Salamina apart, Greek media report.…
A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had …
Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village
Hundreds watched the 56-metre monument’s consecration, including anti-communist leader Lech WałęsaAn enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believ…
Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witchhunt'
Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.…
'Number of fatalities' and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway
The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.…
Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.…