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

Three teenagers have died after a car entered the River Wear - and a boy who reached safety has been arrested, police have said.

A top doctor for NHS Tayside has told an inquiry that there was a missed opportunity to stop a disgraced brain surgeon from operating long before he eventually stepped down.

Tech firms should act urgently to introduce nudity-blocking technology on children's smartphones to prevent exposure to "horrific" abuse, MPs have said.

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

Russia's spy agency has opened a criminal case against a Russian exile living in London, accusing her of being part of a terrorist organisation.

A man and a woman who swore affidavits on behalf of Conor McGregor ahead of his appeal against a sexual assault finding have been charged with perjury.

A stinger device and tactical contact were not used by police moments before seven men were killed, including two officers, by a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a dual carriageway, a watchdog found.

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

Police are investigating after a newborn baby's body was found along a Welsh shoreline.

The number of antisemitic incidents at British universities is "significantly higher" than before the 7 October attacks nearly three years ago, a charity has warned.

New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house two years ago.

Lawrence Dallaglio is selling off his Rugby World Cup winner's medal after being declared bankrupt last year following a divorce.

Evicted 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal can return to the apartment she has lived in for decades, her lawyer has said.

Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, has been remanded in custody ahead of his trial next year.

Argentina's president has threatened the UK with legal action over an oil project off the coast of the Falklands.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for historical child sex abuse.

Thousands of "horrifying" acts of cruelty against animals including hedgehogs, badgers and birds are going unpunished, campaigners have warned.

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, leaving the country where 4,500 of their comrades died over more than 20 years of war.

FIFA has accused European football chiefs of "harassment" against Gianni Infantino and trying to influence the presidential election by "spreading misinformation" against him over the World Cup venture.