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The risk of fires from tinderbox dry conditions across parts of England and Wales has been raised to "exceptional" - the highest it can be - as a four-day amber weather warning comes into force.

A shortage of some medicines is putting patients at risk, pharmacists have warned.

A man alleged to be the fourth member of the so-called "Beatles" Islamic State terror cell has been arrested in the UK.

Dire clear-up rates for burglary, theft and robbery are "unacceptable and unsustainable", says a damning report by the police watchdog.

The mother of a British father-of-two, who died whilst on holiday in Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca, said she wants the people responsible for his death "to be held accountable".

The NHS Trust responsible for the UK's only gender-identity clinic for children may face legal action over claims it "rushed" some young patients into treatment, including the use of puberty-blocking drugs.

Singer Marcus Mumford has revealed he was sexually abused when he was six years old.

A 47-year-old man has died and three people have been injured after a series of incidents in which a firearm was discharged on the Isle of Skye and Wester Ross, Scotland, police have said.

David Bowie has been named Britain's most influential artist of the last 50 years for his ability to transcend music, film and fashion.

Dame Olivia Newton-John's husband has paid tribute to the Grease star following her death on Monday.