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Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on island
Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Asylum seeker who murdered man inside bank jailed
Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur is jailed for life for the murder of 37-year-old Gurvinder Johal.
Afghan man, 22, charged after dog walker killed in London triple stabbing
A 22-year-old man has been charged after a dog walker was killed and two others injured in a stabbing in Uxbridge.
Two suspects partially admit involvement in Louvre heist, prosecutor says
The Paris prosecutor says the jewels are not yet recovered and there could be a bigger gang behind the theft.
Heathrow, NatWest and Minecraft sites down amid global Microsoft outage
Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform are hit with DNS issues, similar to Amazon's recent outage.
Alleged stalker tells court she is '50-50' on whether she is missing Madeleine McCann
Julia Wandelt is cross-examined at her trial, where is accused of stalking Madeleine McCann's parents.
England out of World Cup after South Africa thrashing
England suffer a 125-run defeat by South Africa in the World Cup semi-final after Laura Wolvaardt's majestic 169 and Marizanne Kapp's five-wicket haul.
Woeful England out of Cricket World Cup after South Africa thrashing
England suffer a 125-run defeat by South Africa in the World Cup semi-final after Laura Wolvaardt's majestic 169 and Marizanne Kapp's five-wicket haul.
Nvidia hits new milestone as world's first $5tn company
The US chip-maker has rapidly climbed from a niche graphics-chip manufacturer to an AI titan.
What we know about the damage in Jamaica
The Jamaican authorities are trying to assess the impact of Hurricane Melissa - footage on social media is revealing the scale of the damage left behind
South Africa hammer England to reach World Cup final
Laura Wolvaardt's 169-run innings and Marizanne Kapp's five-wicket haul helps South Africa to a huge 125-run win over England to reach the final of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
Teenager guilty of murdering boy at NYE event
Harry Pitman, 16, died after he was stabbed at Primrose Hill, north London, on 31 December 2023.
Teenager guilty of murdering boy at NYE event
Harry Pitman, 16, died after he was stabbed at Primrose Hill, north London, on 31 December 2023.
UK to provide £2.5m in support to Jamaica after hurricane
As many as 8,000 Britons are in Jamaica and the FCDO has urged them to register their presence.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
US President Trump says "nothing" will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.
Attorney general blames outdated law for collapse of China spy case
The government's chief legal adviser says the trial would have gone ahead if new legislation had been in force.
Attorney general blames outdated law for collapse of China spy case
The government's chief legal adviser says the trial would have gone ahead if new legislation had been in force.
Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation
Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.
British man accused of spying for Russia arrested in Ukraine
The unamed Briton passed information to Russia while working as a military instructor, prosecutors say.
New videos show executions after militia takes key Sudan city
RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.