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A former German intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, federal prosecutors said.

Inflatable boats capable of carrying up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel have been seized at East Midlands Airport.

Donald Trump has ordered a firing squad to execute an ex-US army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in Texas, the Pentagon said.

Trams have been stopped and roads closed through Nottingham city centre as firefighters battle a blaze at a residential property.

A forensics student who was obsessed with US TV drama Dexter has pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in a "kill room" set up inside an Airbnb.

Sky News has announced its hosting line-up for the next six episodes of its flagship Sunday morning current affairs programme.

A state of emergency has been declared in New York in response to a growing number of measles cases.

Failing to support Scotland's most disadvantaged costs at least £5.8bn a year, according to new analysis.

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said his "heart is broken" following the death of his wife, Niamh O'Brien, at the age of 52.

A charity says there have been increases in rates of prostate, kidney, womb, liver, pancreas and breast cancers among adults aged under 50.

Andrew and Tristan Tate used a "lover boy" model to attract and then exploit women, according to British authorities in court documents made public in the US.

A former music pastor who was once a contestant on the TV talent show American Idol was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering his wife.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash with two other cars in a £200,000 Lamborghini.

Two people, including a teenage pupil, were killed when a school bus crashed in central Florida.

A British Airways flight descended more than 27,000ft (8,200m) within minutes after a "technical issue" caused it to declare an emergency and return to London.

The Met Office has poured cold water on claims the UK is about to be "smashed" by snow and "plunging" temperatures.

A man has been arrested over the death of a teenage girl who was found seriously injured near a bus stop in a suspected hit-and-run.

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his ‌China Open semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball.

A woman was crushed to death by a pile of bricks as she walked past a construction site after doing the school run, a court has heard.

Lord Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86.