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Oil prices have returned to levels last seen just before the US-Iran war began, bolstering hopes of a respite ahead from cost-of-living pressures.

A former football club boss and a senior paramedic are among 14 men charged over an alleged plot to rape and sexually assault a man's drugged wife.

Buildings have collapsed in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, after powerful back-to-back earthquakes hit the south American country - with reports there could be 'high casualties'.

Donald Trump praised “courageous” Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he said the Ukrainian president was “doing pretty well” in the war against Russia.

A Catholic bishop has been charged with two counts of raping a girl under the age of 16.

A man who told police he had "disposed" of his wife after stabbing her 78 times has been convicted of her murder.

As Britons face a record-breaking heatwave, climatologists are predicting that these temperatures could become the new normal for summer over the next few decades.

Sir Keir Starmer's determination to release a long-delayed defence investment plan ahead of a NATO summit next month risks doing more harm than good as officials scramble to meet what has become a political deadline.

King Charles was at an environment reception for London climate action week on Wednesday - on what was the hottest June day on record.

Some 85% of under-16s are still using social media in Australia despite a ban being put in place in December, a major new study suggests.

Some of the world's top tennis players plan to protest over prize money during this year's Wimbledon tournament.

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A double murder trial has heard how police found more than 1,900 burnt bone fragments and a shallow grave containing a torso, legs and feet in remote woods in Cornwall.

A man who said he "particularly enjoyed" the dismemberment scenes in the TV programme Dexter murdered two men he met at a homeless shelter before dismembering and burning their bodies, a court heard.

The family of a woman killed when a Tesla crashed into her home, allegedly while in self-driving mode, is suing Elon Musk's company and the driver.

Ukraine said its forces destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, as it seeks to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula.

YouTube's owner, Google, has settled a lawsuit brought by a teenager suing the world's biggest social media companies over their role in the youth mental health crisis.

Labour MPs are under pressure from their local members who want a leadership contest rather than a coronation of Andy Burnham as prime minister.

The body of a man killed "in the most brutal way" was found at a Bronze Age stone circle in the Peak District.

The body which oversees Britain's energy network has appealed for more power generation as temperatures soar across the country and wider Europe.