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A manhunt has been launched for an escaped sex offender who was being held in secure units after raping a 10-year-old girl.

The billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley is closing in on a takeover of Harvey Nichols, one of Britain's best-known department store chains, in a deal which is expected to see the business briefly placed into administration.

An 11-year-old girl has died after emergency services found her in a river at a woodland park in Scotland.

British music producer William Orbit, best known for his work with artists including Madonna, Blur and All Saints, has died aged 69.

Donald Trump has hit out at a US appeals court decision to block his $400m (£297m) White House ballroom.

Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries' row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies.

A prolific thief was caught by plain clothes police while violently trying to snatch a £250,000 watch from its owner's wrist.

A man has been charged over the deaths of four people who were killed when a car crashed into a lamppost.

Counter terror police investigating the murder of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened a probe into an attempted burglary on a property understood to be linked to Nigel Farage.

A health board is investigating an "alleged data breach" following claims staff accessed the medical records of Minnie Merriman.

Four men have been arrested and two are in critical condition in hospital after violent disorder in South Wales.

Scorching temperatures of 36C are expected in the UK next week, with heat health alerts in place and the risk of new droughts.

Four men have been arrested and two are in critical condition in hospital after violent disorder in South Wales.

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.

Downing Street has urged Westminster City Council to "work with" pub landlords amid a row over restricting standing-up drinking in London, insisting "it is British life".

Authorities say an explosive drone found near a jet in Leipzig was a "serious attack" on Germany - amid reports the Ukrainian aircraft was loaded with ammunition.

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EasyJet has agreed to a deal to sell the airline for around £5.7bn ($7.7bn) to a US-based investment firm.

Police have criticised protesters who tried to "kick down the doors" of properties believed to house asylum seekers in Thetford.

Two people have been arrested after a female police officer was "seriously bitten" and another hit with a rock during a second night of violence in Norfolk.