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A top diplomat who stood in as interim ambassador after Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked has abruptly left his post with no explanation.

The government has moved to distance itself from reported efforts to introduce price caps on key supermarket products, such as eggs, bread and milk, in return for the easing of some regulations.

Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Wimbledon.

More than 17,000 people have been told to leave their homes in southern California after a wildfire threatened properties.

The UK government has watered-down sanctions on Russia, allowing diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude oil to enter the UK if it is refined in other countries.

The Metropolitan Police has urged potential victims of sexual assault on reality TV show Married At First Sight UK to get in touch.

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Two teenagers suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on a mosque in California shared a "broad hatred" towards different religions and races, investigators have said.

Online safety campaigners with opposing views have teamed up to urge Sir Keir Starmer to force social media platforms to prove they are safe before children can access them.

Downing Street has hit back after US vice president JD Vance called for "righteous anger" and blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration.

Anthony Head, the British actor best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72.

A man has been charged after a 64-year-old bus driver was left in critical condition following a late-night attack on one of London's busiest bridges, police have said.

The bodies of two Italian divers who died while exploring a cave in the Maldives have been recovered.

The King and Queen have begun a three-day visit to Northern Ireland, with tight security amid heightened dissident republican activities.

A high-speed train line between London and Birmingham will be more expensive, take longer to make and go slower than previously announced.

A teenager has admitted murdering a 16-year-old boy by chasing and stabbing him on a North Ayrshire beach.

The son of the founder of fashion brand Mango, who died during a fall while they were hiking in mountains with other family members, has been arrested by Spanish police.

Police will confirm who is being charged over the Grenfell Tower fire by the 10th anniversary of the disaster, it was revealed today.

What came first: the chicken or the egg? Controversial de-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences claims to have answered that question by hatching its first chicks from an entirely artificial egg.

The UK could be set for the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures expected to reach 28C (82.4F) in parts of the country on Friday.