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Homes across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire without water during heatwave
Water supply issues are currently affecting about 700 customers of South East Water and Anglian Water across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire, leaving them without water on the hottest day of the year.
Cheese-rolling legend beaten by German YouTuber
The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber.
More than 20 people taken to hospital after unknown substance sprayed in Tokyo
More than 20 people have been taken to hospital after someone sprayed an unknown substance in Tokyo, authorities said.
Video games, a motorhome and a £3,200 coffee machine: How ex-SNP chief splashed out with embezzled cash
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling £400,310.65 from the party.
China launches astronauts into space - as lunar race intensifies
China has launched the Shenzhou 23 rocket into space carrying three astronauts, in a mission that will take Beijing closer to its ambition for a moon landing in 2030.
Human skeletal remains found in wooded area
Human skeletal remains have been found in woodland near an A-road, Nottinghamshire Police have said.
Sturgeon denies any knowledge of items husband bought with embezzled £400,000
Nicola Sturgeon has denied any knowledge or suspicion of items her estranged husband bought after he admitted embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP.
Surf competition halted after unknown sea creature bites photographer in 'scary' incident
A photographer has been bitten by a "shark or a sea lion" during the finals for a World Surf League (WSL) competition in New Zealand.
Boy, 16, seriously injured after 'horrific' machete attack
A 16-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after a "horrific" machete attack, police have said.
Suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo outbreak jump to more than 900
The number of suspected Ebola cases has jumped to more than 900 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where authorities are struggling to contain an outbreak.
RAF jet flying defence secretary has signal jammed near Russian border
An RAF jet which the defence secretary was travelling in had its signals jammed as it flew near the Russian border, in what a defence source said was "reckless" interference.
Britain's gaming boom faces an uncertain future
When we talk about the value of the video games industry in the UK, it's usually in terms of money.
Why has the public been largely kept in the dark since the govt warned of the threat of war?
The government has yet to issue public guidance on how to ready the whole of society for potential war, despite warning almost a year ago of the need to "actively prepare".
Why an industry that brought £8.8bn to UK economy last year faces uncertain future
When we talk about the value of the video games industry in the UK, it's usually in terms of money.
Body found in search for boy, 15, missing after entering lake
A body has been found in the search for a 15-year-old boy who went missing after getting into a lake in Lincoln.
Rape case in which teenage boys spared jail 'appalling', PM says
Sir Keir Starmer has said a rape case in which two teenage boys were spared jail is "appalling" and it's "right that law officers are urgently reviewing the sentences".
At least four dead and 17 missing after unfinished building collapses in the Philippines
At least four people have died after an unfinished building collapsed in the Philippines, authorities in the country have said.
More than 30 people die in Pakistan suicide bomb attack
More than 30 people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a train carrying military personnel and their families in Pakistan on Sunday, officials said in an update on Monday.
24 people die after suicide bomber in Pakistan targets train carrying military personnel
At least 24 people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a train carrying military personnel and their families in Pakistan, officials say.
Hypersonic missile used in Kyiv strike: What we know about it
At least four people have been killed in in Ukraine after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes, regional officials have said, with a hypersonic missile used to target Kyiv.