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A woman has died following a disturbance at a property in Edinburgh.

Ireland's deputy prime minister has urged parents to stop buying electric scooters as "toys" for their children ahead of new age limits coming into force.

Scotland's first minister has paid tribute to all those tackling the wildfire within the UK's largest national park.

Metro Bank is exploring a £2bn merger with Aldermore, the British challenger bank which is up for sale after becoming embroiled in the motor finance mis-selling scandal.

Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform, has repeated a demand for Thames Water to be placed into a temporary form of public ownership and said he feels "gut-wrenching fury" over the seven-figure remuneration packages handed to the company's top executives as it teeters on the brink of collapse.

A prisoner has been found guilty of supplying money to a soldier while on the run after escaping from prison.

A family of six have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Three teenagers have been handed life sentences for murdering a 16-year-old boy in a fatal stabbing on a Scottish beach.

Protesters have clashed with police in Italy after the death of a Moroccan man after officers restrained him on the ground.

A rare Titanic letter written by a passenger days before he died in the disaster is expected to sell for up to £35,000 at auction.

Private sector wage growth has fallen below 3% for the first time since 2020, official figures show.

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast, calling it "performative and irresponsible".

The long-serving president of Nicaragua has declared the country will no longer hold elections.

Donald Trump's new Air Force One jet will undergo "upgrades and enhancements", the White House has said, amid reports of security concerns about the aircraft.

Donald Trump's new Air Force One jet will undergo "upgrades and enhancements", the White House has said, amid reports of security concerns about the aircraft.

A humanitarian worker is being assessed in a London hospital following potential exposure to Ebola, health officials say.

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, has been approached to join a consortium which is in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club.

Arctic winter sea ice is back in rapid decline after a slowdown in melting at the start of the decade, scientists have found.

Flying taxi factories could soon be built in the UK, with a Bristol-based manufacturer announcing it's in advanced talks with the government.

The Trump administration has introduced 50% tariffs on more goods from Canada, with an official claiming the measures are in response to the country's "continued discrimination".