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Britain's biggest bookmakers are stepping up their efforts to avert a budget tax bombshell in a last-ditch letter warning that half of the betting shops in the prime minister's constituency would be at risk from a further raid.

A man's body has been recovered and two more are unaccounted for after a fishing boat went missing off the Outer Hebrides.

A windy weather warning has taken effect in Scotland, with gusts of up to 70mph expected.

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered because of a fossil found on the Isle of Wight that has been "sitting in a drawer" for more than a century.

The Pope's recovery after his lung cancer operation is "progressing as expected" and he spent a peaceful night in hospital, according to the Vatican.

Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas ‌and mineral exploration in Greenland.

Two people have been arrested over the deaths of two adults and two children in a suspected arson attack on a house in Ireland.

A federal judge has extended White House access for CNN, MS NOW and ‌Politico journalists, deciding on Tuesday that Donald Trump's attempt to ban them was unlawful.

Andy Burnham will welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street today in a show of support days after Donald Trump's controversial diesel deal with Russia.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

A Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.

The head of MI5 has said the result of the Brexit referendum "is not in dispute" after the prime minister said Russia had interfered in the 2016 vote.

The Pope has undergone surgery to treat lung cancer.

A former police officer accused of raping a sleeping woman had been trained in how to deal with victims of sex offences, a court has heard.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

The man who was mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after entering its enclosure has been identified as William Chapman, Sky News understands.

Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher has avoided bankruptcy after settling an unpaid tax bill with HMRC.

The family of a man killed by a tiger have said "deeply offensive content is causing them severe distress".

Artificial intelligence (AI) is "supercharging" security threats to the UK, including the potential development by terrorists and states of new killer bioweapons, the head of MI5 has warned.

The owner of Poundstretcher has withdrawn its takeover bid for rival Poundland and is instead targeting an offer for hundreds of its stores – a move which will fuel fears of an imminent insolvency filing.