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A teenage hitman flew to the UK from Norway to murder an unknown target on behalf of an organised crime group used by the Iranian regime, a court has heard.

The footage of Henry Nowak being handcuffed as he lay dying on the ground has provoked intense debate over the past few days.

Google search is facing a series of targeted rules that a UK regulator says will secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers, and improve its services at the same time.

Finding time to pump some iron a few times per week can help you live longer, experts have found.

If you've ever winced at your daily phone screen time, you might want to look away now.

The home secretary has condemned the "hijacking" of a tragedy after protests over the murder of Henry Nowak descended into violence.

Britain's reliance on US tech firm Palantir in transforming public services is an "unacceptable point of weakness" that could leave people's private information "at the mercy" of foreign actors, MPs have warned.

Two boys from Gaza who received medical treatment in the UK have said the prime minister has "broken a promise" to reunite them with their families and bring over hundreds of injured children.

A funeral has taken place for a soldier who died after falling from her horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

The health secretary has decided only a few thousand men at high risk of getting prostate cancer will be offered targeted screening for the disease.

South West Water (SWW) has been handed a record £1.8m fine following a cryptosporidium outbreak which left hundreds ill in Brixham, Devon.

A woman has told a trial she was raped and sexually abused by former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson while at primary school.

The King has presented honours to 68 people, including a knighthood to Luther actor Idris Elba, in a star-studded ceremony at Windsor Castle.

A British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family has said.

The police watchdog is investigating the contact that a force had with a mother and her former partner who were killed in a house explosion.

The UK has just experienced a warm and dry spring, with England and Wales having their warmest spring on record, while several counties in the South East saw only one third of their average seasonal rainfall.

A woman who was hit by a Metropolitan Police van as she crossed the road has settled a legal claim against the force for £1.3m.

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Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.

Two people have died in Kenya during protests against a US-proposed quarantine facility for Ebola patients, according to the organiser.