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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

The main story so far is a Conservative collapse. They have lost the Blackpool South by-election and more than half of the council seats they were defending.

A teenager will be jailed for a minimum of 16 years after stabbing a boy to death with a large hunting-style knife at a house party.

Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, who died in 1999 when he fell from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial.

Britney Spears has downplayed concerns about her health, after paramedics were called to the Chateau Marmont, a boutique hotel in LA.

Manchester Co-op Live will be the UK's biggest indoor arena - but it has been beset by problems before it has even opened.

Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey will return for its "last ever episode" on Christmas Day, James Corden has announced.

Take That say they are switching their Manchester shows this month from the new Co-op Live venue to a different arena in the city.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever - as counting continues.

The King was seen grinning as he received a hug from niece Zara Tindall during a visit to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, as he returns to public duty following his cancer diagnosis.

A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests.

A teenager will be jailed for a minimum of 16 years after stabbing a boy to death with a large hunting-style knife at a house party.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

A young women's rights activist from Afghanistan recently left the country and travelled to Iran.

At least 29 people have been killed in floods in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, in what has been described as "the most critical flooding recorded in history" by local authorities.

Madeleine McCann's parents said their daughter's absence "aches" and they are still "living in limbo" as they mark 17 years since she vanished.

A scuba dive boat captain has been jailed for four years for criminal negligence over a fire that killed 34 people.

An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble.

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's leadership.

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever - as counting continues.

The main story so far is a Conservative collapse. They have lost the Blackpool South by-election and more than half of the council seats they were defending.

Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, who died in 1999 when he fell from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial.

A woman has won a $1m prize on the lottery for the second time in 10 weeks.

A famed "emotional support" alligator has gone missing while on a trip with its owner after being targeted by suspected pranksters.

The far side of the moon is rugged and mysterious.

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft blasts off, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.

Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.

Official figures have raised fears of a deepening public sector drag on the UK's economic recovery from recession.

A former top Post Office lawyer has been accused of telling the Horizon IT inquiry a "big fat lie" over his knowledge of a bug in the system that could have stopped wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters in their tracks.

The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft blasts off, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election drubbing and bruising council losses across England.

Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.