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The region's fire chief says the service took thousands of 999 calls across "one of the most significant" incidents in its history.

Scottish government plans could see long-term prisoners released early to free up more space in prisons.

"It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking," says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.

"It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking," says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.

Sales have fallen by as much as 30% in some areas of the UK as people retreat from the heat.

Jodie Taylor has been told by the Probation Service that one of her son's killers could be freed early.

An amber extreme heat warning is in place for parts of England until midnight.

Police say they have stepped up patrols in the area after a man in his 30s was attacked.

Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died, police have confirmed.

Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died, police have confirmed.

Critics - including Labour MP Jess Phillips - have accused the Met of overlooking the first murder carried out by Levy.

A Ukrainian refugee, a firefighter and triplets are among the students reacting to their results.

Top grades and students going to university are on the up, but technical subjects are also becoming more popular.

The alleged incidents took place in the early 2000s.

Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru gave their victims the drug GBL to render them unconscious.

The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row.

The former GB Olympian posted images of her in hospital while on holiday in France.

The nine-year-old from West Yorkshire died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath.

The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law.

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Police are testing human bones found in the garden of a bungalow in south London.

The department store made famous by sitcom Absolutely Fabulous had warned it would cease trading.

Leicester City's Thai owners King Power are hoping to sell the club after 16 years, for more than £200m.

Both children sustained stab wounds inflicted by their mother in their home in July 2021.

An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.

More than 2.4 million visits in each of last three months, as unions warn of inhumane conditions.

Hot weather and the men's football World Cup boosted the economy but the Iran war may weigh on growth

Gail Roberts says the A38 expansion has been a "criminal waste of taxpayers' money".

NHS Blood and Transplant's medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.

Footage also shows the home burning after the explosion, thought to have been caused by a gas leak.

Meredith Kercher's sister told the BBC her sibling "wouldn't find these topics of any comedy value".

The men lived only about five minutes away from the shop they robbed, police say.

The Suffolk wildfire has grown to an area equal to more than 200 football pitches, Suffolk's fire service says.