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A court in Paris has found six men guilty of manslaughter in connection with the deadliest small boat Channel crossing.

The death of a baby who had been exposed to "party" drugs at his Aberdeenshire home will be examined by a fatal accident inquiry next year, a hearing has been told.

The insurance broker Howden Group is lining up one of Britain's most prominent businessmen as its next chairman as it plots a public listing in the coming years.

Prosecutors have been asked by the Metropolitan Police to consider manslaughter and a range of other charges against companies and individuals over the Grenfell Tower fire.

A journalist and former television news anchor has been crowned monarch of a Ugandan kingdom following a bitter royal row.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have criticised "extraordinarily reckless" paparazzi they say were staking out their children's school.

A man has been charged with stabbing a Met Police officer following a raid on Tuesday targeting a suspected organised crime group.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has had his legal aid withdrawn.

Kim Jong Un's sister has threatened retaliation and said claims North Korea planted land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers are a "conspiratorial farce".

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has landed safely after an incident during the journey, the airline has said.

An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes featuring former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has been banned by a watchdog.

A former music pastor who was once a contestant on the TV talent show American Idol has been found guilty of murdering his wife.

One of the suspects arrested over an alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford called the police in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to reports.

A woman is set to be executed in Tennessee for the first time in more than 200 years.

Morocco has named its first-ever female prime minister, and only the second woman to hold the position in the Arab world, following an election.

South Africa's president has announced urgent action after the killing of at least 11 women in just two months.

The head of the company which runs the Eiffel Tower is to stand down after female staff were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group.

South West Water (SWW) has been fined almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spillages across Devon and Cornwall over a six-year period.

England's national museums will remain free for overseas visitors after ministers opted against changing the universal free admission policy.

A battery which caused a house fire that killed a mother and three children was from an e-scooter, the fire service said.