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3 hours, 5 mins agoScottish teen's abduction, rape and killing of girl, 6, described by judge as 'wickedest, most evil' crime
Update: A 16-year-old boy faces a life sentence after being found guilty of the “bestial” rape and murder of a six-year-old girl while she visited her grandparents on holiday.
4 hours, 7 mins agolatestMother found guilty of cruelty over child’s car seat death
The defendants had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
4 hours, 35 mins agoScientists shed light on ‘seeing’ through others’ eyes
New research sheds light on the science behind perspective.
4 hours, 49 mins ago latestPolar bears play with ice cubes as rangers replicate Arctic conditions
Nobby, Nissan, Pixel and Victor can be seen frolicking at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
4 hours, 49 mins agolatestEmpire actor Jussie Smollett staged attack to promote his career, say police
The 36-year-old is accused of filing a false police report.
5 hours, 33 mins agolatestSnow in Sin City as Las Vegas gets a dusting
The National Weather Service said Las Vegas’s half an inch of snow was the first measurable snow since record keeping started in 1937.
5 hours, 33 mins ago latestSwedish teenager leads Belgian students on seventh climate march
Greta Thunberg has become her generation’s voice on climate change after inspiring students around the world to go on strike to express their anger.
6 hours, 22 mins ago latestLatest: Jeremy Corbyn criticises Javid for revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship
The British teenager, who joined Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria, said she wanted to return to the UK with her newborn son.
6 hours, 57 mins agolatestPeople with genetic disease at greater risk of sun damage, study finds
Scientists hope a newly designed molecule will be used in sun cream to help protect patients from harmful UVA rays.
7 hours, 25 mins agolatestPope demands bishops act now on abuse as victims speak of pain
Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit by warning senior Catholic figures that the faithful are demanding concrete action against predator priests and not just words of condemnation.
8 hours, 45 mins ago latestMay facing ‘very serious opposition’ in Europe over bid to reopen Brexit deal
Latest: Romanian ambassador to the UK Dan Mihalache told MSPs the mood was not ‘very positive in some political circles in Brussels’.
9 hours, 28 mins agolatestJapanese spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid
During the touchdown, Hayabusa2 will extend a pipe and shoot a pinball-like bullet into the asteroid to blow up material from beneath the surface.
10 hours, 27 mins agolatestBritish sisters who died in Vietnam tragedy were not acting recklessly – parents
Sisters Izzy Squire and Beth Anderson died while taking part in a water-sliding activity in 2016 with their friend Christian Sloan.
11 hours, 3 mins agoMay’s Tory party ‘destroying itself’ claims breakaway MP
Sarah Wollaston is one of three MPs who quit the Conservatives to join the new Independent Group – and there is speculation more could follow.
11 hours, 39 mins agoBritish political parties braced for further defections to Independent Group
Former British prime minister David Cameron made a last-minute appeal for Tory MPs not to quit the party.
12 hours, 40 mins agoShamima Begum: The story so far
Key questions about the 19-year-old’s case answered.
13 hours, 13 mins agoBrothers in Smollett case ‘manned up’ to correct story, says lawyer
Gloria Schmidt said the two men had accepted money from the Empire star and wanted to come clean.
13 hours, 57 mins agoUS says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State is not citizen
US president Donald Trump said on Twitter that he was behind the decision stopping the woman returning to the country.
14 hours, 36 mins agolatestFire in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka kills at least 70 people
About 50 other people were injured in the blaze in Dhaka.
23 hours, 10 mins ago‘Magic bullet’ drug effective against hard-to-treat breast cancer, says expert
The drug that is designed to home-in on cancer cells could change clinical practice, says study leader.
1 day agoMay and Juncker hail ‘constructive’ Brexit talks
The two leaders acknowledged the ‘tight timescale’ facing them.
1 day agoAlabama woman who joined Islamic State cannot return to US, says Pompeo
The US Secretary of State said Hoda Muthana does not have a US passport.
1 day agoMan who dressed up as minstrel and mocked black colleague at work party fined
Priory Group employee Brian Davies, 62, has been fined after he blacked up and sang a ‘racist’ song at a work party.
1 day agoAustralian government declares Bramble Cay melomys rodent extinct
Human-induced climate change is being blamed for wiping out the mammal.
1 day agoZebra stripes cause flies to make uncontrolled landings
Biting horse flies may be ‘dazzled’ by the sight of black and white stripes, say scientists.
1 day agolatestShamima Begum is not a Bangladeshi citizen and will be barred, says foreign minister
The 19-year-old from London had said she wanted to return to the UK with her newborn baby.
1 day agolatestBuckingham Palace announces Queen’s new communications secretary
Donal McCabe will begin his new role in March.
1 day agoBrexit attitudes 'hardening' in EU capitals, former ambassador warns
Attitudes towards Brexit have hardened "quite markedly" in European capitals over the past two or three weeks, the UK's former ambassador to the EU has warned.
1 day agolatestNo former SS members receiving pensions in Belgium, says German authorities
No former Nazi SS soldiers are receiving disability pensions in Belgium, German authorities have said, responding to concerns raised by politicians there.
1 day agoTheresa May to be met in Brussels by huge billboard to remind her that she supported remain
Theresa May will be met with a 132-square-metre reminder she supported Remain on her visit to Brussels on Wednesday evening after a British activist group paid for a huge advertisement in the city centre.
1 day agolatestMemorial unveiled to honour Westminster attack police officer Keith Palmer
The officer was murdered outside Carriage Gates at the Palace of Westminster on March 22 2017.
1 day agoJudge to ask UK Foreign Secretary for help finding girl thought to be in Egypt
Mr Justice Mostyn said he aimed to ask the Foreign Office to use all ‘diplomatic measures’ to trace missing British girl Elsa Salama.
1 day agolatestCivilians evacuated from last enclave held by Islamic State militants in Syria
A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians has left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, signalling a possible end to a standoff that has lasted for more than a week.
1 day agoTowering dust devils shake up Martian probe
Nasa’s InSight lander is being buffeted by miles high dust devils whirling at 60mph.
1 day agolatestItaly investigating if daughter of former North Korean diplomat forced back to Pyongyang
Italy's foreign minister has said the country is investigating whether the daughter of a former North Korean diplomat was forcibly returned to Pyongyang as her parents apparently tried to defect.
1 day agoBlueberries help to lower blood pressure, scientists claim
Chemicals that give the fruits their dark purple colour improve the functioning of cells lining blood vessels, a study has shown.
1 day agolatestAlex Salmond complaint committee puts inquiry on hold
MSPs agreed they should not start work on their investigation until court proceedings against the former first minister come to an end.
1 day agoTory MPs who quit the party call on colleagues to join them in Independent Group
‘They’ve wrongly concluded colleagues who support #Brexit are not putting constituents first!’
1 day agoScientists develop battery-free pacemaker powered by heartbeat
The new device could mean pacemaker patients no longer have to undergo risky surgery to replace batteries.
1 day agolatestFormer Chinese general sentenced to life for corruption
A former top Chinese general has been given a life sentence for taking and distributing bribes and possessing a large amount of property whose origins he could not account for.
1 day agolatestPutin warns US against deploying missiles in Europe
President Vladimir Putin has sternly warned the United States against deploying new missiles in Europe, saying that Russia will retaliate by fielding new weapons that will take just as little time to reach their targets.
1 day agoPeople’s jobs and futures are in your hands over Brexit, Theresa May tells MPs
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn again pushed for a no-deal Brexit to be removed as an option.
1 day agolatestGoogle apologises for not disclosing microphone in security device
Google has apologised to users of its Nest Secure alarm system after admitting the presence of a microphone in the home security device had not been disclosed.
1 day agoPartner of murdered six-year-old’s father felt threatened by her, court told
A 16-year-old boy is accused of the abduction, rape and murder of the six-year-old on the Isle of Bute last July.
1 day agoMixed online reaction about decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship
Responses ranged from approval to those questioning if the move is legal.
1 day agoShamima Begum claims revoking of British citizenship is ‘unjust’
The 19-year-old, who left the UK to travel to Syria aged 15, said she was ‘a bit shocked’ when she learned of the move by Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
1 day agoProfiled: The three British MPs resigning from Tory Party to join Independent Group
British MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston have resigned from the Conservative Party and joined the Independent Group.
1 day ago30 minutes of morning exercise ‘cuts blood pressure’
Women saw further benefits when they took extra three-minute walks throughout the day, a study found.
1 day agoChina closes Tibet to foreigners amid sensitive anniversaries
China is preventing foreign travellers from visiting Tibet for several weeks amid a pair of sensitive political anniversaries questioning the legitimacy of Beijing's rule over the Himalayan region.
1 day agolatestVatican holding summit in bid to end silence on clerical sex abuse
Church leaders from around the world are gathering after Pope Francis summoned them for a summit on how to deal with cases of sex abuse by clergy.
1 day agolatestPhilip Green under investigation amid US groping allegation, police say
A spokesman for Mr Green denied the allegation to the newspaper and said it was dismissed by the resort in Tuscon, Arizona, after an investigation.
1 day agolatestRed Sea discovery offers hope for world’s coral reefs
Experts estimate that half of the corals that existed in the early 20th century have died.
1 day agoUK strips Shamima Begum of citizenship, family told
British Ministers will seek an order ‘depriving’ the 19-year-old Londoner of her British citizenship, her family’s solicitor said.
1 day agoMay heads to back to Brussels to seek assurances on backstop
Plans for technological solution to Irish border problems may be sidelined as Mrs May focuses on legal assurances.
1 day agoGrand Canyon officials looking into possible radiation exposure at park
Uranium can be harmful depending on the amount, how people interact with it and the exposure time.
1 day agoEighth Labour MP quits to join Independents in protest at Corbyn’s leadership
Joan Ryan’s resignation came as Labour began moves to allow voters to recall MPs who switch sides.
1 day agoUK could be free from the burden of cervical cancer by 2055, experts predict
Boosting prevention could see the effective elimination of the disease in high income countries well before the century’s end, say scientists.
1 day agoCorbyn 'not fit to be Prime Minister': Eighth Labour MP has quit the party
Joan Ryan’s resignation came as Labour began moves to allow voters to recall MPs who switch sides.
1 day agoPresident Trump ‘in no rush’ to see North Korea give up nuclear weapons
He said some people, including members of the media, want to see speedy progress on denuclearisation.
1 day agolatestThousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
French President Emmanuel Macron went to the Shoah Memorial, a Holocaust museum in Paris, to observe a moment of silence with parliament leaders.
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Profiled: The three British MPs resigning from Tory Party to join Independent Group
British MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston have resigned from the Conservative Party and joined the Independent Group.
Theresa May to be met in Brussels by huge billboard to remind her that she supported remain
Theresa May will be met with a 132-square-metre reminder she supported Remain on her visit to Brussels on Wednesday evening after a British activist group paid for a huge advertisement in the city centre.
British sisters who died in Vietnam tragedy were not acting recklessly – parents
Sisters Izzy Squire and Beth Anderson died while taking part in a water-sliding activity in 2016 with their friend Christian Sloan.
Grand Canyon officials looking into possible radiation exposure at park
Uranium can be harmful depending on the amount, how people interact with it and the exposure time.
Google apologises for not disclosing microphone in security device
Google has apologised to users of its Nest Secure alarm system after admitting the presence of a microphone in the home security device had not been disclosed.
Shamima Begum is not a Bangladeshi citizen and will be barred, says foreign minister
The 19-year-old from London had said she wanted to return to the UK with her newborn baby.
Brexit attitudes 'hardening' in EU capitals, former ambassador warns
Attitudes towards Brexit have hardened "quite markedly" in European capitals over the past two or three weeks, the UK's former ambassador to the EU has warned.
Buckingham Palace announces Queen’s new communications secretary
Donal McCabe will begin his new role in March.
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