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The man accused of shooting a US healthcare executive dead in a street has appeared in a New York courtroom, as a judge ruled the murder trial will be heard by an anonymous jury.

When Russia releases an American citizen from prison, the US normally hands someone over in return.

A British driver, who remains the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, has set another world record, this time in a hydrogen-powered vehicle.

The man accused of shooting a US healthcare executive dead in a street has appeared in a New York courtroom, as a judge ruled the murder trial will be heard by an anonymous jury.

The number of deaths after a ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe has risen again to 44, officials have said.

At least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after a ferry capsized on a huge lake in Zimbabwe, officials have said.

The Office star Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with "incurable" stage four breast cancer.

Losses at the company behind Donald Trump's social media platform - Truth Social, have ballooned, new figures reveal.

The family of a woman murdered by her husband, who won't say where he left her body, have pleaded for a decision to release him to be reversed

Olympic swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies is set to stand trial over a motorway speeding ticket after blaming the incident on a sign "so poor it was easy to miss".

Space enthusiasts across the UK will be treated to two spectacular displays within hours on Wednesday as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.

Losses at the company behind Donald Trump's social media platform - Truth Social, have ballooned, new figures reveal.

The family which controls Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is vying with the Premier League side's former chairman to win control of a new European basketball league's $1bn (£741m) London franchise.

Man's best friend knows how you feel, as scientists have found that dogs can distinguish between emotions in people's faces.

The widow of a EuroMillions winner who died while cycling has said she is "completely broken" as he "will never get to meet our unborn baby".

Nearly 500 children in England have been hurt by e-scooters since 2019, a new study suggests.

A former translator for the British Army who became a taxi driver after arriving in Scotland from Afghanistan has been jailed for seven years for raping a female passenger.

Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, following a ruling by a court in the country.

More than 90% of the sun will be obscured by the moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on Wednesday.

Donald Trump has confirmed US media reports he secretly left Turkey by switching planes via a catering container over a threat from Iran.