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A factory owner has been arrested by police in a major breakthrough in the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that left six backpackers dead.

British Transport Police ‘exposed to a substance believed to be alkaline’ at railway station

A man in his 40s has died after his car "entered the sea" during a late-night incident in an Isle of Wight village.

A teenager has been killed and another is fighting for his life after falling off from a motorbike.

Hundreds of users are reporting problems with Fortnight, with 588 instances currently logged on Downdetector today.

Jon Brilliant says Fayed created a culture of fear at the business to ‘mask’ his abusive behaviour

The TUI plane landed safely back at Manchester Airport just two hours after it took off en route to Greece, after a report found passengers risk of a deadly condition was growing

A British teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after a car crash in Albania.

Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa

The Belfast Irish-language rap group Kneecap won a legal challenge against the British government on Friday over a decision by the previous Conservative administration to refuse it an arts grant.

Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Friday another case of the new mpox variant clade Ib has been detected in England, the fifth case confirmed in the country in recent weeks

The email was sent by an officer with all recipients’ email addresses mistakenly visible to each other. The scandal involved various figures in Westminster being targeted with flirtatious messages.

Police have launched an appeal to find a TikTok influencer who is wanted for failing to appear at court.

A police officer who sparked 2,000 complaints after ramming a cow on a road is returning to frontline duty after an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.

A massive lorry fire has closed a major motorway today causing misery for drivers.

A 25-year-old mum who died after her e-bike was rammed by a Land Rover in a hit-and-run has been pictured for the first time.

The Walton-on-Thames raid is believed to be linked to a similar incident in Kingston, and was witnessed by several locals who said the suspects drove into and looted the shopfront

A baby found dead by a dog walker in Little Hulton, Salford, was a girl, with the cause of death still undetermined and further tests will be needed, said Greater Manchester Police

Wallace faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people who worked with him on shows over 17 years

Tamzin Hall, 17, was hit by car after fleeing police vehicle that had pulled over on M5 in Somerset

Police described Khalife, 23, as "the ultimate Walter Mitty character" but said his actions posed a real threat to national security.

Rogue businesses that flout visa rules could face lengthy bans from hiring foreign workers, as ministers seek to crack down on migrant exploitation.

A teenage photographer who met the Prince and Princess of Wales has died of cancer aged 17.