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The owner of Poundstretcher has withdrawn its takeover bid for rival Poundland and is instead targeting an offer for hundreds of its stores – a move which will fuel fears of an imminent insolvency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

More than 120 midwives and maternity staff in Essex have been awarded almost £750,000 in compensation after being exposed to high levels of nitrous oxide.

Formula One is set to return to Africa for the first time in more than three decades after Rwanda signed a 10-year deal to host the race.

Two adults who died alongside two children following an arson attack at a home in Ireland have been named as Philip and Kim English.

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

Prisoners rejoiced as they left jail early during the second stage of a government scheme to ease overcrowding that will see hundreds released.

Help for Christa Pike after her failed execution was delayed due to confusion among emergency responders and Tennessee prison officials, according to dispatch recordings.

One person has died and several others have been injured in an incident involving a rollercoaster on Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police.

The UK economy is set to grow faster than expected this year, though households are expected to face higher rates of inflation, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

A Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy as part of the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation" campaign.

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.

Pope Leo has cancelled all planned public events until Tuesday 20 October, ahead of surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs.

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation" campaign.

A former Irish Olympic swimming coach has been jailed for indecently assaulting four girls and the attempted rape of one of them.

A man has denied the racially-aggravated murder of a scientist in Dundee.