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One of the UK's biggest theme parks has been forced to close in the middle of school summer holidays due to a burst water main in the area.

Firefighters are working in "challenging conditions" to tackle a fire on internationally protected heathland in the New Forest National Park after it spread from a vehicle.

A "predatory" refugee who sexually assaulted two women has been sentenced to four years in jail.

An 18-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea.

A consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool Football Club.

Dozens of migrants reached the Spanish mainland after entering Ceuta during the mass influx into the enclave, police sources have told Sky News.

Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin's wake have inundated several provinces in China's east, cancelling of hundreds of flights.

Two men have been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for murdering a "beloved father" who was stabbed to death on his own doorstep.

A consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool Football Club.

Firefighters are working in "challenging conditions" to tackle a fire on internationally protected heathland in the New Forest National Park after it spread from a vehicle.

A "predatory" refugee who sexually assaulted two women has been sentenced to four years in jail.

A Thai official has been killed after a gunman opened fire inside a local government office - in the country's second deadly shooting in three days.

A British couple jailed in Iran over alleged spying have ended a three-month-long hunger strike against their sentence, their son has said.

Thames Water risks igniting a fresh storm over boardroom pay after handing a £1m signing-on fee to its finance chief even as it teeters on the brink of collapse.

It was perhaps the most audacious event in British music history: two gigs, 250,000 people, from a band just shy of marking two years since the release of their debut album.

Lord Sadiq Khan has told town hall chiefs to rethink proposed curbs on nightlife in London's West End.

A professor who has resigned following a high-profile plagiarism row has cancelled events to promote his upcoming book.

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.

Daniel Kinahan has been remanded in custody after appearing before an Irish court charged with directing an organised crime group.

A limited-edition Ferrari worth £3.7m has been seized by the Metropolitan Police after only being in the UK for one day.