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Some hospitals in England were within "six or seven hours" of running out of personal protective equipment in the early stages of the COVID pandemic, a former health secretary has…

An investigation is under way into the France-based defence company Thales for suspected bribery and corruption, the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced. 

No further action will be taken against journalist Allison Pearson over a social media post. 

A memorial has been held for the 21 people killed 50 years ago today in the IRA pub bombings in Birmingham. 

US actor Jussie Smollett, who was jailed for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, has successfully overturned his conviction. 

A man has been arrested over an explosion in Donegal which killed 10 people in 2022. 

Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next US attorney general, saying his selection had become "a distraction". 

Jay Rayner, one of Britain's most prominent restaurant critics, is leaving The Observer after 25 years amid an escalating backlash against the sale of the world's oldest Sunday newspaper to…

A teenager has been jailed for at least 22 years after fatally stabbing his neighbour - a bike enthusiast - in the chest. 

Britain is now "directly involved" in the Ukraine war after its Storm Shadow missiles were used to strike targets inside Russia, according to Moscow's ambassador.