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Amber, 19, has waived her anonymity to tell her story.

Children's social care in England needs a "radical reset" to stop the "cycle of escalating problems," a sweeping review has said.

A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning an infant who died at a children's hospital.

A woman who was groped by Jimmy Savile on Top Of The Pops fears Steve Coogan will "struggle" to portray the "monster" in an upcoming BBC drama, amid calls for the series to be axed.

The man who designed Star Wars craft including the Death Star, TIE fighter, the Star Destroyer and X-wing has died aged 90.

Actor Morgan Freeman and former US senator John McCain, who is deceased, are among a list of 963 Americans who have been "permanently banned" from entering Russia.

British sitcom star Patrick Murray has said his lung cancer is "cured" and that a tumour discovered in his liver is "shrinking" in response to treatment.

Regular viewers may have trouble believing their eyes when Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall make a guest appearance in EastEnders early next month.

Amber, 19, has waived her anonymity to tell her story.

Energy companies could face a windfall tax if they do not reinvest their bumper profits, a government minister has said as he acknowledged the "extraordinary pressures on family finances".

Two football fans have been charged following Manchester City's Premier League game with Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning an infant who died at a children's hospital.

Children's social care in England needs a "radical reset" to stop the "cycle of escalating problems," a sweeping review has said.

Health officials will announce the latest number of UK monkeypox infections today, as government guidance says close contacts of cases with the highest risk of exposure should self-isolate for 21 days.

Startling new figures from the UN show the war in Ukraine has displaced more than eight million people.

Boris Johnson has written an open letter to the children of Ukraine, praising them as role models for children and adults everywhere and telling them "we in the UK will never forget you".

Monkeypox is something "everybody should be concerned about" and the US is looking into what kind of treatments and vaccines are available, President Joe Biden has said.

Australia's Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister, promising a "journey of change" as he vowed to tackle climate change, rising living costs and inequality.

At least seven people have died after a high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire.

The Taliban have begun enforcing an order requiring women newsreaders to cover their face on air.

Energy companies could face a windfall tax if they do not reinvest their bumper profits, a government minister has said as he acknowledged the "extraordinary pressures on family finances".

The long-awaited Sue Gray partygate report is finally set to be published this week - with the deadline for Downing Street officials to object to being named in it having passed.

Boris Johnson has written an open letter to the children of Ukraine, praising them as role models for children and adults everywhere and telling them "we in the UK will never forget you".

The education secretary says an alleged bullying incident in which an 11-year-old boy lost a finger is "sickening" - as he spoke of his own bullying ordeal as a child.

Civil Service job cuts of up to 40% are being examined as part of cost-saving plans at the Department for Education, Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed.

A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed.

Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.

Supermarkets, cars and lifts are just some of the unusual birth places reported for babies who have made speedy entrances into the world.

Following the commercial success of Facebook's Oculus virtual reality headset, companies are now in a race to develop the first consumer market-aimed augmented reality (AR) glasses.

A new artificial intelligence sleep app has been developed that might be able to replace sleeping pills for insomnia sufferers.

Ancient faeces found near Stonehenge show its builders may have dined on badly cooked cow offal during epic winter feasts.

Ukraine has ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire with Russia - and said it will not accept any deal with Moscow that involves giving up territory.

Amber, 19, has waived her anonymity to tell her story.

Energy companies could face a windfall tax if they do not reinvest their bumper profits, a government minister has said as he acknowledged the "extraordinary pressures on family finances".

The boss of energy company E.ON has said any windfall tax in the UK should fall upon "those with the broadest shoulders" as consumers face a doubling in prices.

Hundreds of staple grocery items had shot up in price by more than a fifth over the two years prior to the surge in food inflation caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an investigation.

Carpet bombing is indiscriminate - devastatingly destructive and utterly random.