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An Emmerdale star has reportedly quit his role on the ITV soap 17 years after joining the show, with Matthew Wolfenden apparently bowing out as David Metcalfe

A crew member fell off a Viking Cruises vessel at Saltburn Pier in Invergordon, Ross-shire and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Friday but sadly died

The Lionesses, preparing for their World Cup final in Sydney against Spain, have received a good luck message from Prince William and Princess Charlotte, who are missing the match

The tragic death toll after the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii has reached 114, while over 1,000 people are still unaccounted for and only 60% of the area has been searched

Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, on the southern outskirts of London, on August 10 and her Dad travelled to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad the day before

Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko confirmed that the victims are employees from the centre but that the fire has now been contained, as numerous strikes hit Ukraine overnight

Harry Kane took just four minutes to register an assist on his Bundesliga debut and scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in the second half against Werder Bremen

Officers from Surrey Police and Sussex Police’s Major Crime Team investigating the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif want to speak to her father, Urfan Sharif, his partner and his brother

EastEnders actress Jane Whittenshaw - who also starred on The Bill, Silent Witness, Grange Hill and Call the Midwife - was best known for her role as social worker Anita Banks

Three cases of the new BA.2.86 coronavirus strain have been detected in Denmark and Israel and this morning the USA also announced it had found a case in Michigan

Lucy Letby, 33, was working as a nurse at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she was accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 others

Storm Betty has been named by Met Éireann, and is due to wreak havoc across Ireland while also impacting the UK with weather warnings issued by the Met Office

Leicestershire Police were called to reports of a light aircraft crashing after hitting another glider in the air. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene in Melton Mowbray

Romeo Lavia has completed his move to Chelsea from Southampton, after turning down a switch to Liverpool despite the Reds making him a priority target during the transfer window.

Residents in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, have been ordered to evacuated their homes by midday on Friday with only one highway open

Russia's Defence Ministry said the drone was shot down in the early hours of Friday falling on the grounds of the Expocentre near Moscow's commercial and office complex

Former Arsenal star Theo Walcott has announced his retirement from football after 18 years – months after leaving Southampton after their Premier League relegation

The man fell from the Deutsche Bank Center, formerly known as the Time Warner Center, in New York City and through the top of the a hotel marquee which split him in half

Jared Bridegan, 33, a software developer for Microsoft, was shot to death in front of his toddler daughter in the affluent suburb of Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Broadway actor Chris Peluso who starred in Mamma Mia! and Wicked has sadly died aged just 40 after battling with a schizoaffective disorder that reportedly forced him off the stage

Peter John Higgs, 56, who worked at the British Museum for 35 years and is an expert in the Greek section is allegedly the staff member who put priceless items on eBay

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms that will batter parts of the country for six hours on Friday morning and could lead to difficult driving conditions and flooding

Billowing smoke can be seen pouring from Moorgate station on the London Underground with thousands of travellers evacuated due to a blaze being tackled by dozens of firefighters

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after the crash in Barton on Tuesday. A girl lost her life and two teens are in hospital

Offers to save the chain were made yesterday and are currently being looked into by Wilkos administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)