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A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

Three people have died and 2,700 evacuated as heavy rainfall and floods have shut down Istanbul.

Police have identified the body of a man recovered during searches for a missing fishing boat and its crew off the Western Isles.

The family of William Chapman, who died after he was attacked by a tiger, have expressed concerns about his contact with mental health services before his death, an inquest has heard.

A police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman.

The government is to publish the long-delayed results of probes into Abu Dhabi's failed attempt to buy The Daily Telegraph - a move which risks stoking tensions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a row over Andy Burnham's links to the owners of Manchester City.

Orange smog has blanketed cities in Indonesia as wildfire pollution continues to cause dangerous conditions for the country and its neighbours.

The UK economy has grown, confounding predictions it would shrink, official figures show.

At least 27 children and their teacher are dead after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.

Police have identified the body of a man recovered during searches for a missing fishing boat and its crew off the Western Isles.

The Metropolitan Police have been ordered to reinvestigate a complaint over the arrest of Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan after a watchdog found failings in the force's handling of the case.

At least 34 children and a teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan.

At least 28 children and their teacher have died after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.

Katie Zacharia faces mounting scrutiny over her legal credentials, with an advocacy group asking whether the self-described lawyer has the qualifications to support her claims.

The family of William Chapman, who died after he was attacked by a tiger, have expressed concerns about his contact with mental health services before his death, an inquest has heard.

The UK economy has grown, confounding predictions it would shrink, official figures show.

An inquest into the death of a man who was killed by a tiger after entering its enclosure at a wildlife park is set to open later today.

Half of the UK population say there are no circumstances in which they would go to war for Britain, a poll suggests.

The UK's leading hospitality businesses have committed to hiring 100,000 young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), it has been announced.