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More than 30 of the former British Council teachers are still in hiding in Afghanistan, while another 50 are trapped in cramped hotels after fleeing across the border to Pakistan

Telegram channel General SVR claims that president Vladimir Putin died on Thursday - the channel has alleged that his body has since been stored in a deep freezer

Following a Freedom of Information request, the BBC obtained data from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which showed 3,499 banned dogs are registered, 3,316 of them in England

Edward Enninful topped the annual list of the most powerful people of African, African-Caribbean and African-American heritage in Britain in 2023

A spokesperson for Vladimir Putin said the report the world leader had died was an "absurd information canard" despite Telegram channel General SVR claiming for months Putin has been ill

Rober Card, 40, of Bowdoin, has been named as the suspect in the mass shooting that left at least 18 dead and 13 injured at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. He remains at large

Officials at Save the Children and UNICEF beg for a ceasefire to save lives on both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict, with hundreds of people still missing after airstrikes

Robin Williams shared the home - which features a stunning view of the Golden Gate Bridge - with his ex-wife Marsha Garces Williams and their two children, Zelda and Cody Allen

The claim by militants came as Israeli tanks rolled in and out of the enclave hitting military infrastructure and a full invasion remains imminent with troops massed on the border

Sergio and Emma Petrucci were awarded MBEs for their fundraising after daughter Luna had life-saving heart surgery, and they back the Mirror’s campaign for ­defibrillators in public

Haydn Owen Jones managed to beat multiple myeloma twice, but when the cancer returned a third time he sought help from a herbalist and later suffered a fatal reaction to a concoction of mistletoe and yarrow

Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have fallen ill on Sunday after suffering from a heart attack, according to the General SVR Telegram channel, which claims to have Kremlin insiders and regularly alleges Putin is unwell

Israeli tanks moved into Gaza in what has been called a "relatively large" ground incursion, before rolling back across the border, as the attack on Hamas infrastructure is stepped up

You might think that the arrival of the colder months will signal the end of gardening season - but there is still plenty to do to ensure you're ready for spring

State television showed Vladimir Putin directing the exercise via video call with top military officials as Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills was " in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy"

Footage shows terrified members of the public fleeing the scene of a mass shooting in Lewiston, in Maine, US, with the gunman - suspected to be Robert Card - still at large

Vladimir Putin's alleged health battles have been the subject of garish speculation for years, with recent sources claiming the Russian President uses body doubles in public to mask his 'imminent' death

The 82-year-old man, from the southern Korean city of Gwangju, started choking when a piece of live octopus he was eating became lodged in his throat, leading to him suffering a cardiac arrest

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The aid organisation says Israel’s bombs have killed 2,360 children in less than three weeks, as a doctor in the war-torn region says it 'makes hell look like a tea party'

The actor's portrayal of a man who plays by his own rules helped make movie a huge success - and the actor was credited with a 'turning point for African-American leading men'

Deputies of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office solved a nearly four-year missing tortoise mystery this week when they discovered the animal trying to cross a busy street just a few miles from its home

Eighteen years after appearing on Big Brother 6, Makosi Musambasi is now almost unrecognisable from her reality TV show days, having transformed her life with a new career

Nicola Davies, 40, had been preparing to fly home to Edinburgh after a trip to Africa to visit her boyfriend when she suddenly collapsed at the airport and later died

A lioness left to fend for herself in an abandoned zoo gave birth to three traumatised cubs 10 months ago, and now a wildlife park in Yorkshire hopes to give them a fresh start

Aragawa has just opened a branch in Mayfair, London - and it'll be tough to digest the bill after your meal with the cheapest steak on the menu starting at £500