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The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data.

Spain and Gibraltar are celebrating the removal of a border checkpoint following a historic treaty between the EU and the UK.

The UK government is working on a ban on imports and exports to illegal Israeli settlements, the trade minister confirmed on Wednesday morning.

A British illegal immigrant who was allegedly part of an international criminal organisation has been shot and killed in the United States.

Thames Water has warned funding is due to dry up by the year's end and further money will be dependent on the policies of incoming PM Andy Burnham, as its major lenders seek to shore up its future.

A British man jailed in Iran along with his wife has been handed an additional two-year prison sentence, according to the couple's family.

A blood test which could detect early signs of Alzheimer's is being rolled out to patients via their GP as part of a "landmark" study.

The UK is experiencing a period of "historic and unprecedented change" to its climate, and extreme conditions that have caused recent heatwaves are here to stay, says a new report.

Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans – but critics say it won't achieve anything as the settings can be turned off.

Kamala Harris has called for an investigation into America's controversial ICE agents following the deaths of three people in the space of a week.

Police have named a man whose body was found in a suitcase as 34-year-old Dale Mundell.

The writer E Jean Carroll has received a multimillion dollar payout more than three years after she was awarded it by the jury in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump.

The UK has now had 25 days this year when temperatures have exceeded 30C as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, the Met Office has said.

The UK will hold its largest home defence exercise in decades next year to better prepare the country for the possibility of war.

The bereaved families of the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash cannot bring a legal claim against the Ministry of Defence over the incident, a High Court judge has ruled.

Former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe pulled a braid from his ex-girlfriend's head during an argument, a court was told.

Labour MPs are demanding Andy Burnham sets a target of creating one million jobs in production over the next decade as part of a reindustrialisation strategy.

A woman whose husband was partially sucked out of the window during a Ryanair flight has described how half of his body was left sticking out of the plane for "up to two minutes".

A Scottish university is investigating an employee who posted online that they hoped Ann Widdecombe suffered "an extremely painful death".

A woman has been charged with aggravated arson following a fire at a reservoir.